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Valentine's day is just around the corner and the pressure to find your lover the perfect little something to lust over come February 14th is on (mostly on the men). Diamond earrings, dozens of long-stem roses and five star feasts mark the usual list of pricy suspects, but do you really need to spend to the moon, to get to your lover's heart? Our second annual flightnetwork.com "Price Drop Love" poll reveals, that in many cases, to quote our favourite diva J. Lo, "Love Don't Cost a Thing."
We asked love struck men and women from Canada's biggest cities to weigh in with their thoughts on price dropped Valentine's Day activities, and they responded with their frugal favourites. You can bet that these top romantic Valentine's Day romps (see below) will keep lovers hand in hand, and not hand in wallet.
Guide to the Price Drop Love Poll:
Top Of The Cheap = Our Respondents number one frugal pick.
Cut Rate Contender = Our Respondents runner up budget selection.
Price Drop Pick = Our favourite creative off-price Respondent suggestions.
Top Of The Cheap: 34.4% of Respondents would join hands for a romantic walking tour of Granville Island.
Cost: Free
Cut Rate Contender: 32.9% would set the tone by listening to some Jazz Guitar with a loved one at the Waldorf Hotel.
Cost: Free
Price Dropped Pick: "Hold hands, and offer a kiss now and then while the guitar is played.
Cost: Free
Top Of The Cheap: 63.2% of Respondents would lace up their skates for a glide at Bowness or Prince's Island Park.
Cost: Free
Cut Rate Contender: 21.2% would take their relationship to the next level on a sightseeing adventure from atop the Calgary Tower.
Cost: $15.24/person.
Price Dropped Pick: "Go to bed and make love."
Cost: Free
Top Of The Cheap: 34.2% of Respondents would zip up their snowsuits and head for a tantalizing toboggan in Whitemud or Rundle Park.
Cost: Free
Cut Rate Contender: 22.6% would go for a steamy stroll along trendy Whyte Avenue in Old Strathcona.
Cost: Free
Price Dropped Pick: "Go to West Edmonton Mall. My dream."
Cost: Free and up.
Top Of The Cheap: 35.3% of Respondents would embrace their inner Canadiana (and their loved one too) with a skate on the Rideau Canal.
Cost: Free. Optional Beavertail, $5.
Cut Rate Contender: 21.8% would explore each other's artsy sides, with a tour of the National Gallery of Canada.
Cost: Free this Valentine's Day and each Thursday.
Price Dropped Pick: "Camp out in front of the Parliament Building watching Canadian history projected off its brick walls."
Cost: Free
Top Of The Cheap: 24.1% of Respondents would heat things up with a free concert by the Hart House Orchestra at U of T.
Cost: Free.
Cut Rate Contender: 16.1% would hold each other tight on a self-guided tour of the Distillery District.
Cost: Free. Go guided for $19/person.
Price Dropped Pick: "Sway to music as you hold one another."
Cost: Free
Top Of The Cheap: 46.8% of Respondents would take their relationship back in time with a carriage ride and candlelit dinner at Hatfield Farms.
Cost: $35/person
Cut Rate Contender: 23.9% would get in the mood with skating, music, and face painting at the Emera Oval.
Cost: Free.
Price Dropped Pick: "Walk the shores picking seashells."
Cost: Free
Top Of The Cheap: 40.8% of Respondents would find sweetness in devouring maple candy at the Jean Talon Market.
Cost: $2-5/person
Cut Rate Contender: 36.4% would make like Jean Béliveau and show off their smooth skating moves at the Parc Jean Drapeau or Parc La Fontaine.
Cost: Free.
Price Dropped Pick: "POUTINE!!"
Cost: Check your local poutine listings.
Have a cut rate Valentine's Day idea of your own? Enlighten us with your romantic budget friendly ideas in the comments below.


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Nectarines or peaches would be just as delicious as plums. You may need to adjust the roasting time by a few minutes, but otherwise the method is the same. Whichever fruit you choose, it can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator for up to three days.
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 400°.
Combine plums, juice, sugar, butter, and salt in a bowl, tossing gently to coat. Transfer plums to a 13 x 9-inch broiler-safe baking dish. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until plums are very soft.
Turn oven to broil (leave dish in oven). Broil plums 4 minutes or until pan juices are syrupy. Remove from oven; cool completely.
Place 2 plum wedges in the bottom of each of 6 parfait glasses. Layer with about 2 1/2 tablespoons yogurt and about 2 1/2 tablespoons granola. Repeat layers once. Top each parfait with 2 more plum wedges, and drizzle each with 1 1/2 tablespoons pan juices. Sprinkle evenly with pistachios.
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Palmerston North's Brendon Hartley will become the first New Zealander to start a Formula One Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, but the 28-year- old feels primed for the challenge as one of the best-prepared F1 rookies in recent memory.
Hartley has joined Red Bull B-team Toro Rosso for his first full campaign in F1 – following on from an out-of- the-blue call-up last year to replace Carlos Sainz in Austin, his one-off stand extending to the end of the season, and into 2018.
And the talented Kiwi feels relaxed ahead of this year's 21-race calendar, with Hartley a former Red Bull Racing reserve driver, and a Mercedes F1 simulator driver, not to mention his stellar career in sportscars that includes two World Endurance Championships and last year's Le Mans win.
"Yeah, the last 12 months have been surreal," Hartley said, "including my win at Le Mans, my Formula 1 debut, a second world championship with Porsche. I also got married in January, and then became a fulltime F1 driver.
* Hartley 16th fastest in practice
* Champ Hamilton takes aim at F1, media
* Schumacher reputation still towers
* F1 prize fighters face off
* Hartley: I want to prove I belong in F1
"I've had some time over the last few months to take it all in and recharge the batteries, which I needed to after the end of last year as it was brutal.
"But, I feel ready for this new journey and challenge and a lot more prepared than I was last year going to Austin. There's a bit more expectation that comes along with that, but I feel ready and excited and looking forward to, hopefully, proving I deserve to be here for a bit longer."
Sunday's Australian Grand Prix will be a major test – his result in qualifying against team-mate Pierre Gasly crucial for his F1 career moving forward, but the biggest challenge comes later in the year in Singapore.
For the fans, it's all about trackside parties and F1 under lights.
For the drivers, it's the toughest race of the year with cockpit temperatures reaching 55 degrees Celsius at racing speeds, made only worse by three layers of fireproof clothing and a helmet.
"Everyone says Singapore is one of the highlights on the calendar," Hartley said.
"There's a lot of highlights on the calendar, but it's definitely one of the greats. It is also arguably the most physically demanding, which is something that's been relayed back from many of the drivers because of the heat, the workload through the lap, as well as the focus required to put the F1 car wall to wall."
"So, there will need to be some heat training. Luckily I've got some time before then because modern F1 cars are extremely physical to drive. As much as some drivers would like to tell you they don't feel it at all, they're tough."
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To help support the release of Moa I've been doing a bit of promotional work and have a few events on the horizon. The first is Chromacon, an Arts festival held bi-annually in the Aotea centre, Auckland. Its held over two days on the 8-9th of April and I will be at the Earth's End booth signing books.
Lastly, The wonderful people over at The Big Idea have done an article on how I manage (or don't manage) my work and creative output. It only took my wife about half an hour and 2000 photos to find one that makes me look half decent. Check out the article here.


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Deleuze's masterful handling of the concepts of body, affect, desires, and even the notion of refrain (that he expanded with Guattari in A Thousand Plateaus) is a creative elucidation of Spinoza's and Nietzsche's philosophies.
What Deleuze added to this dyadic conceptual machine (SpinozaNietzsche)—I am utilizing the mathematical dyadic operator without dots or cross between the two names such as AB—is I think the elaboration of the question of the unconscious that is correlated to the death of God, which may we rephrase here as the elaboration of the question of the strange nature of life and the persistence of life without the need for an 'exemplary causality.' Both Spinoza and Nietzsche also grappled with this problem. Spinoza expanded the problem of the unconscious in terms of the tireless determinism of the ultimate substance whose modes and attributes could be demonstrated, using contemporary psychoanalytic lenses, as cathexes, affects, ripples of an unknown source of force. There is no question for Spinoza that this source is Life which he preferred to assume the immanent character of God (God is Spinoza's line of [accomplished] becoming: God, the name that designates the accomplishment of his work as a desiring machine). For Nietzsche, it is more explicitly immanent. The source is the will which could be interpreted as a body without organs (BwO). The latter is correlated to the unconscious in the sense that, like the unconscious, BwO is a plane of consistency that receives intensities and flows, compositional multiplication of energy that grows as conjunctions are made. In psychoanalytic terms, this plane may also qualify into the notion of the Real, empty but is always invoked by composition in terms of grasping, reaching, and proceeding without a goal. Nietzsche's concept of will fits into this frame of the unconscious as BwO in the sense of the will as 'uneasiness', 'living in a state almost close to zero,' as Deleuze describes.
The expressions of this uneasiness can also transform the plane, the will as unconscious, into a new compositional plane (to will more) that serves as attractor to another serialization of becoming. The aimlessness of this serialization no doubt makes the will as BwO vulnerable to reterritorialization by stratic machines, such as the reactive force of nihilism by conjugating desire to a goal, finality. The finality germane to this kind of nihilism is such that it wills only itself, itself being its own object of willing, the object being a non-object precisely as willing does not presuppose anything but itself hence, its own subjectivity foreclosed to contamination by difference and othering.
Incidentally, in A Thousand Plateaus Deleuze prefers the way-map over the psychoanalytic practice of tracing. The way-map illustrates how to deal with the unconscious, how to deal with life. This is a problem that had provoked the existentialist forays of the past decades. Life is the spider that lures an unwitting victim to die freely.
Life is the insect's problem of how to escape it. Assuming its consciousness is capable of pulling a Sartrean lament, the insect acquires a capacity to approach life seemingly at its closest, in death. On the other side is life cushioning the ripples of the resistance to death by responding in a way that allows the insect to experience in discreet and analytic ways, which heightens a neural response to a threshold limit essential to a radical existential awakening, the indifference of life itself. It cushions the resistance and responds coldly, triggering a serialization of futile resistance. We praise life for its seemingly perfect response mechanism that has ironically transformed indifference to an opportunity to freely resist which endorses a view of subjectivity as a freely deterritorializing will. We must recall here that Deleuze (with Guattari) devoted the last sections of A Thousand Plateaus to an elaboration of the difference between absolute positive deterritorialization and absolute negative deterritorialization, a classic case of rehearsing a Nietzschean elucidation of the difference between active and reactive forces.
Following Nietzsche, however, we might ask, why life posits a world other than life, a world that accuses life? At the same time, if such a thought of a world other than the lived is possible, what does this tell us about the living?
I hope to make it clear that this response to your question does not by any means harbour a defeatist attitude towards Being and its promise of transition if not its immanent potential to evolve without an end. Far from surrendering Being even to the realization that climate entropy is real, that Being is at risk of transitioning into an irreversible end of difference, my position remains materialist. I should add: the problem of entropy has always been, since the dawn of humanity, a question of the management of difference.
From the savage to the paranoid despotic regime and to the modern post-signifying (nihilistic) regime of passion and subjectivity, the strange nature of life is to Being the familiar question of how to manage its transition, how to negotiate with change, how to make of the indefinite void that releases itself as a problematic at exactly the point when a transition is decided, when Being is decided as a proceeding, as a ritual, as a singularization to be incarnated (in the family, in society, etc.), to be lived, to be instantiated in time which enacts a break in the unilateral indifference of entropy (or space). When Man decided to have a break it was to negotiate with space, with the void by puncturing a hole on the plane of immanence, the hole as the decidability of Being itself. Space gradually ceased to be a concern of Being until Being is decided (in technocapitalism) as a pure chase, as time without a transition, the pure form of the future (that of pure space, the post-human), without looking back which is what time can offer, what Being as time can really offer.
The question for today is not whether to accelerate or decelerate (a question that serves the interest of space, of life as biopower, of admitting that nihilism is irreversible), but rather to reform our understanding of time which is of a transitory essence, which has the character of Being as a passage. To reclaim the capacity of Man as people to decide His fate according to His capacity for micro-fascistic management of entropy—to fight fire with fire. To defy Life acting as an extraneous force. Not to reclaim an Identity but to reclaim the question of what they are, what they are capable of doing. Man-people is capable of time. Not of space, not of life, but of production. Not of output, but rather of an event that lacks in nothing. The question is how to reclaim Man-people from His needless pilgrimage into space. To reclaim His virtuality, His species-being.
Already a confused mix of universal and particular, species-being (a virtual consistent existent) is a wound incarnated in Man, a wound that also teaches him that it can heal, but only in time which means it can also not heal unless the incarnation commits itself to the numbness of space. (Biopower is all about a speedy recovery, depriving the body of the phases of singularities of experience). Deleuze remarks: 'A wound existed before me; not a transcendence of a wound as higher actuality.' A different outcome takes place when it is understood otherwise as an exemplary causality such that the wound can be healed by embarking into space, to numbness, by the aid of anesthesia.
But life is no healer.
Related articles:
You can see Steven's question in the comment box on this blog. (See also Claire Colebrook's Deleuze and the Meaning of Life)
Between Planes (fractalontology.wordpress.com)
The Age of Speed: Accelerationism, Politics, and the Future Present (darkecologies.com)
Nihilism and Groundlessness: Towards a Gaian Praxecology (footnotes2plato.com)
Quote of the Day: Tiqqun on Speed and Strategy (deterritorialinvestigations.wordpress.com)


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As encouragement for those struggling with a daily frustration, I will gently offer, "Just play the hand you've been dealt."
Fairly good idea for these reasons:
• This, too, shall pass.
• Your cards might, actually, be better than anyone else's at the moment.
• And, the fun is in the doing.
Before we launch off into the actual sport of the game, there is one question which has infinite possibilities, "What is the passion at the core of everything you do?"
Your response will be different from mine. Mine will be different from anyone else's. And, therein, is the secret to the Game of Life.
Each of us has the opportunity to choose the games we play.
Since life is the hand of cards to which we awake each morning, I admire those who play theirs with grace and poise. Strength of will and courage combined with the flexibility of thoughtfulness and humility results in a creativity that trumps bitterness every time.
Does that mean we play the games chosen for us by others? The simple and definitive answer is, "No."
We, individually, choose our game. The one we are able and willing to play. Unless we choose, everyone will have an idea for us. That's just a Universal Law of human nature.
Unless you've encountered a narcissist — enamored of their own visage in the mirror — each of us spends the day looking outward. As a result, it is so much easier to see the foibles of others and what they should do.
Reality check — Who is the only one within our sphere of control? (Hint: not anyone else.) Yes! The answer is a question:
"What is the passion at the core of everything you do?"
You — Me — One person at a time. We answer that.
Or, do we? Have YOU?
If so, then, you have chosen your game. You have studied the rules. You have engaged the competition. You have failed. You have succeeded. You have grown. You have learned.
You have studied even more — this time much harder. You have discovered what you didn't know – before. More engagement, more failures, more successes, more growth — and, now, you're ready to teach.
Passion drives YOU forward.
Each day it will always be something — some days it's just nice to know what 'IT' is.
Because we thrive on the challenge, nothing can upset or frustrate us. We know and have embraced the premise, "What doesn't kill us will make us stronger."
Let the games begin!


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The LibreOffice design team is looking for an experienced icon designer to oversee an effort to create a flat icon set for LibreOffice. The designer wouldn't have to create any icons (although he would be more than welcome to), he would simply help craft guidelines and act as a mentor and a guide for inexperienced icon designers wanting to contribute.
Would anyone be interested in taking on this role?
There's no pay, although if a designer wanted some monetary compensation, we could start a Kickstarter project.


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Article from Goodtherapy.org
Surprisingly, studies show that some of the seemingly less dramatic kinds of experiences, such as neglect, in childhood actually do more harm than overt abuse such as physical violence. Neglect isn't talked about as much as physical, sexual, or even verbal abuse, and depressed adults who experienced neglect in their childhoods often wonder why they're depressed.
Even when people think about neglect, they picture parents who are too drunk or high to take care of their children, who prioritize adult sexual relationships over their children, or who don't care about their children and thus don't bother to feed them or provide clothes and other necessities. They may imagine parents who are irresponsible and who forget or don't know how to take care of their children's needs. All of this happens, but it can happen without such extreme dysfunction.
Sometimes neglect can happen even when parents are trying to be responsible, when they simply don't have the resources to parent fully. For example, when one parent leaves and the other has to work two jobs to provide food and shelter, they may have to leave the kids to fend for themselves or let the older ones to do the best they can to parent the younger ones. I've had clients from families in which this happened when the older one was as young as 3, taking care of a baby or two.
But neglect can also happen in families in which one or both parents are depressed, have demanding jobs, or have so many children that there isn't time to meet all of their needs. It can happen when one of the parents, siblings, or grandparents is chronically or gravely ill or dealing with mental issues. Often this requires the rest of the family to put most of their time, energy, and attention into that person. It can even happen in families that value individuality and independence. Thinking they are teaching these values to their capable children, parents may overlook concrete and emotional needs even capable children have.
Neglect can cause children to miss learning the skills they need to be fully functional adults. When kids have to teach themselves how to handle life, they often don't learn the best ways. Neglect can cause children to feel profoundly lonely and empty. It can make it more difficult for them to form friendships, causing them to feel even lonelier and preventing opportunities to develop social skills. They may feel like they don't fit in anywhere, and learn to cope alone. Perhaps most insidiously, neglected children often conclude they aren't worth parental attention and care, or that their needs aren't important or just aren't ever going to get met. These beliefs, carried into adulthood, undermine the ability to develop loving, respectful, equally powerful relationships.
Not through parents' intention or direct action or message, but through lack of action, children can turn in on themselves—blaming themselves for how bad they feel. They can grow up with these invisible wounds, not even associating them with their parents, who may be loving, well-intentioned people.
Clearly, there is a huge range of severity of neglect, depending on factors such as how young the child is when it begins, how extensive it is, whether there's a basic foundation of love and respect from parents, whether there are other adults who provide at least some of what the child needs when parents don't, what other abuse is involved, and whether other resources are available.
How people cope with neglect also varies, just as it does with abuse and trauma. Neglected children may cope by clinging and being dependent; by giving up and lacking motivation or hope; by withdrawing and resisting human contact; or by acting out with crime, dangerous sex, etc. They may experience depression, anxiety, self-attacks, eating issues, or addictions. Any or all of these results of the neglect can follow the child into adulthood.
If you don't understand why you're depressed and think you had good parents and no trauma, consider what you might not have had. Did you struggle with anything your parents didn't protect you from or help you with—even things like unrealistic standards for yourself? Did you have to take care of yourself more than your friends had to take care of themselves, or that you would expect of your children, nieces, nephews, or godchildren? Did your parents show no interest in things that were important to you? Did you have to work at getting your parents' attention? Did you get physically or emotionally hurt because your parents weren't paying attention? Do you feel like your needs aren't important? Do you not expect to have them met? Check in with yourself, your journal, your therapist, and maybe your siblings to see if you can find ways your parents weren't there for you that others are for their kids … and look at how it affected you.
By Beverly Amsel, PhD, Individuation Topic Expert Contributor
It is not unusual for people to come to therapy with feelings of confusion about what they want, think, and/or feel. I find that many grew up in families in which one or both parents involved themselves in their children's lives in ways that interfered with the development of separate, individual thoughts and feelings. Most of these parents were well-intentioned. Their intrusion into their child's life typically came from a need to protect the child from painful feelings or to assure that the child's behavior and choices were the "right" ones. As a consequence, these children grew up relying on their parents to define not only what they should feel or how they should behave, but ultimately their identity: who they are as individuals. As adults, these children spend a lot of time in their heads worrying about the choices they make, how they are seen in the world, if they upset their parents by having separate ideas, if they did the right thing, etc. They become confused when the thoughts they have about themselves are different from what they know their parents believe. "What is true and real about me?" becomes the question that these patients bring to therapy.
"Sam" came to see me filled with anxiety. He didn't know if he should continue in a relationship that was becoming serious. "I think I'm in love with Kara," he said. "We have a really good time together, and she is very good to me. But then I get confused: Do I really want to spend my life with her? My father thinks she isn't a good match for me. She's Italian, and I'm German. I never really thought about things like that, but my father thinks that the cultural differences are too much. He also thinks that Kara's family is very different than ours and that will be a problem when we have a family." Sam continued to describe his uncertainty about how he felt and what he should do. I asked him if he thought he would be less unclear about Kara if his father approved. It was striking to me that this question seemed to startle Sam. It hadn't occurred to him that his father's opinion about what was good for him had such a profound influence.
Sam agreed to begin therapy, and we began to explore how he thought about himself and how he determined what he wanted and needed. It soon became apparent to both of us that Sam's father had always played a big role in characterizing who Sam was. Sam recalled that he wanted to take guitar lessons when he was about 10. His parents bought him a guitar, and he liked strumming it and learning to play, but he had trouble with dexterity and was not developing into a very good player. After about six months, his father told him, "You're not very musical. You should find a different hobby. You should try chess; you would be good at that." Sam recalled: "Even though I enjoyed playing and fooling around on the guitar, I stopped the lessons. My father started to teach me chess. I did get pretty good at it and joined a chess club in middle school. My father always says with great pride how he knew I would love it because I'm such a rational and logical person, that chess is perfect for me." Sam paused and thought a minute and said, "It's funny, I never thought about this before. I think of myself as a logical guy, but then I never know what to make of all the feelings that seem to boil up in me. My parents don't see me as emotional." Sam paused again, seemed deep in thought, and then sadly said, "Wow, I guess I hide that part of myself from them. They don't really like emotions.
As Sam and I continued to talk, he became increasingly upset as he began to discover that much of what he thought about the kind of person he was mirrored his father's view of him. He also began to realize that there was a judgmental attitude when his father told him what he thought. For example, his father still believed that Kara was not for him. His father had explained, "You're not someone who can deal with opinionated people. She is too aggressive for you." Instead of becoming confused and wondering if his father's idea was true, Sam began to consider his own experience. He was learning to ask himself what was happening in his internal life and to study what went on externally. He thought about Kara and her opinions and realized that many of her ideas were different from those of his parents. But he also saw that she was flexible and, in fact, he often agreed with her. As he was more able to focus on himself and create some space apart from his father's influence, he could consider how he felt. He didn't feel conflict with an opinionated Kara. Rather, he was becoming aware that he disagreed with his father. This was not an awareness that he allowed himself to experience very often. It made him anxious, but now he second-guessed his experience less, and he was beginning to make space for his separate feelings and ideas to emerge.
Sam and I still have work to do. He is working on his relationship with Kara. As he develops the ability to know what he wants and feels, he is more able to express himself to Kara and that relationship is getting stronger. Sam continues to work on individuating from his father. After 30 years of relying on him to define and characterize who Sam is, it takes time to develop confidence in his own thoughts and feelings. There is still anxiety for Sam when he asserts his newly found voice with his father. Sam has recognized that his father's judgmental tone has made it difficult for him to feel that his own perspectives are valid. His memory of his father telling him, "I'm your father and I know what you like and what is best for you" no longer feels just about his father's love and concern. Sam is beginning to understand that his father is anxious, too, and that it is his anxiety that drives him to try to control Sam and to believe that he knows what's right. Hopefully, as Sam's sense of identity becomes more solid, he will be able to negotiate the relationship with his father so there will be room for multiple thoughts, feelings, and perspectives.
Well-intentioned parents who are critical and controlling may promote their child's reliance on them to determine and define what is good and acceptable about the child. When a loving parent is so certain that he or she knows what is right for the child and does not consider that the child may have valid, different ideas about what he or she wants, needs, and feels, there is no space and no invitation for the child to develop the ability to express his or her own self with separate ideas, feelings, and needs. Over time, as the child grows to adulthood and is exposed to more ways of thinking about things, there is typically a good deal of confusion about identity, thoughts, and feelings. Unless there is an opportunity to develop a separate sense of self, there will likely be a lot of anxious thinking about what is real but little ability to think for oneself in a self-reflective way.
By Andra Brosh, PhD, Divorce/Divorce Adjustment Topic Expert Contributor
The pain of divorce is often unbearable. The experience can be so awful that you wonder whether it would have been easier to stay married or even to be dealing with some other horrific life event like death. The depth of pain is often surprising, particularly when you know you don't want to be married anymore. What many people forget is that divorce is just a fancy word masking what is truly a broken attachment between two people. Divorce is more than separating assets and belongings. It's the severing of a very strong bond founded on deep feelings of dependency and need. Believe it or not, you developed an attachment to your partner over the course of dating and marriage that connected you on an emotional and physiological level beyond what you realized.
When two people get married they are vowing to be committed and to love one another, but they are also pledging to become "attached." This attachment is unspoken and unknown to both, but it is the most powerful connection anyone can have to another person in a love relationship. According to author Helen Fischer in her book Why We Love, our "cuddle chemicals," namely oxytocin and vasopressin, contribute to the sense of closeness and attachment couples feel toward each other in a love relationship. These bonding hormones promote a sense of fusion between lovers that deepens attachment and a sense of oneness. This biological phenomenon explains the depth of devastation felt when the attachment is broken and the physiological symptoms that become activated when attachments are severed. The response is often primal, leading to thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that might never surface in any other context of life.
The end of a marriage is one of the most emotionally painful human experiences. Thinking about the experience of divorce within the context of attachment generates a greater sense of empathy for what you might be feeling. It explains the levels of rage, vindictiveness, grief, and despair that so often accompany this common life transition. We too often think of divorce as a noun or a verb, but it is actually a relational trauma that has a physiological and emotional effect. You may be creating more suffering for yourself by resisting what you are feeling or telling yourself that you are overreacting.
Recognize that the end of your marriage represents much more for you than you may realize. If you were a small child and the person you depended on most was suddenly unavailable to you, there is no doubt you would have a strong reaction. The end of your marriage is no different. Give yourself the time and space to heal and repair. You are not damaged, just temporarily devastated, and the recovery will come with time. Divorce is not just a matter of the heart but an experience that impacts the whole person on a multitude of levels.
In my previous article, I touched on the subject of narcissistic abuse recovery. I decided to write a second article as a follow-up for individuals who wish to explore further how to move forward through this specific healing process.
As mentioned previously, recovery from this form of abuse can take a fair number of months (or even years in some cases), given the insidious and covert nature of the emotional abuse (Sokol and Carter). Individuals who exhibit malignantly narcissistic behaviors are predatory in nature and seek to "conquer" targets to fuel their narcissistic supply (NS), which is the emotional sustenance which drives and fills them. These people thrive on attention (negative or positive) and will do anything in their power to ensure that their primary and secondary sources of NS are working in concert to feed the insecure ego of a broken psyche. Although by no means exhaustive of the complexity describing the individual suffering from narcissism, the DSM-IV states that people with narcissism exhibit the following traits: inflated sense of superiority, grandiosity, attention-seeking, self-absorption, arrogance, entitlement, and limited capacity to empathize and reciprocate in relationships.
Trapping a Target
It would make sense that individuals pulling away from someone like this would experience tremendous loss and trauma (Brown). Initially the person with narcissism presents as a knight in shining armor, completely in sync with the target's emotions and dreams. The target is unaware that the individual then hones in on the target, studying the desired love object so that he or she can then act as the target's soulmate, in essence.
This "hunting" can occur on dating websites or in the initial stages of dating (Brown). The target, who generally has the capacity for true, mature intimacy and love, is intelligent, attractive, and successful, then falls head over heels in love with the person with narcissistic tendencies. Subsequently, that individual then feigns love for the target. And the moment the target is hooked, distancing maneuvers ensue, which serve to disorient and confuse the target.
The target then becomes incredibly confused and experiences what is called cognitive dissonance, or a state of confusion. The person with narcissism had expressed love, but is now exhibiting distancing and detaching behaviors, which are not in alignment with the initial honeymoon stage (Carter and Sokol). Eventually, the individual is fully satiated on NS and then becomes bored and tired with it, because the target is merely an object or a vessel to obtain NS.
The target is devalued and discarded when the individual exhibiting narcissism no longer feels the need to court the individual who is a source of NS (Carter and Sokol). Ultimately, the target is left wondering what happened, and how someone who seemed so perfect as a soulmate completely undid everything that the target worked so hard to build. It was the target who fell in love with that individual, not the other way around. The person with narcissism purely was "feeding" on the NS, and as soon as his/her ego was full, the target was no longer considered useful (Payson).
Motivations of Narcissism
At that point, the individual with narcissism will either vanish completely or will say and do certain cruel and emotionally abusive things designed to injure the psyche of the target. He or she actually seeks to cause harm, and straddles the line of sociopathy (Brown). Ultimately, the target has no way of understanding what happened and is left with confusion, shock, disbelief, and betrayal.
Because people who tend toward narcissism always needs newer and fresher sources of supply, they have a habit of devaluing and discarding targets (Hotchkiss). They may be incapable of true love, empathy, reciprocity, kindness, and compassion. In essence, they may have broken psyches, much like a broken appliance (Hotchkiss).
Studies show that there is very limited effectiveness in treating narcissism in psychotherapy, as it can be firmly hardwired to someone's personality due to largely environmental circumstances that occurred in his or her early childhood (Martinez-Lewi), including parental abandonment and severe abuse. It could be that they had inconsistent sources of love as children, if any at all, and to survive childhood, they had to create an outward mask to the world of the perfect individual. Underneath, these children could be empty and lacking a core sense of self, prone to depression and anxiety without NS to fill a void. Adults who are narcissistic are often referred to as developmentally stuck at age 5, when their emotional maturity ceased (Hotchkiss).
So, what is a person to do if they have been crossed by this kind of toxic personality? First, I would say that though the pain is initially intense, you are blessed that the person with narcissism left. And no contact with this person will result in any form of healthy exchange.
The No-Contact Rule
Experts on narcissistic abuse recovery all agree that contact with someone like this always results in pain (Payson). Maintaining zero contact is essential for you to be able to heal and cognitively and emotionally process the mental hurricane that hit. Some clients have likened the experience to like coming off a drug; it is so painful to go through the traumatic grief work in being abandoned that these feelings are akin to withdrawals. However, as you heal, you can be empowered, stronger, wiser, and more discerning and reclaiming of your own self-worth.
The target is capable of empathy, reciprocity, true and mature love, and growing in a relationship. People with narcissistic behaviors are generally not. They are only capable of deceptively seducing preselected targets to fill a psychological void. The same cycle may repeat every time. It is so imperative that the target understand the process of grieving the loss of the fantasy of the person who narcissistically manipulated him or her.
Those with narcissistic behaviors are usually hard-pressed to find a healthy connection in any relationship. When the masks are pulled off, they realize they cannot manipulate and seduce as they are accustomed to. Too many people have caught on and discovered who they really are.
Luckily, for those whose lives have been touched (or slightly marred), there is a path to healing. This process takes place through no contact, a compassionate and understanding psychotherapist, and a support forum (whether online or in person). Those who have been targets heal and move on to love others in healthy, mature relationships.
We often hear the term narcissist, but what does it mean? From my vantage point as a psychotherapist, I work with a lot of individuals who are leaving and healing from relationships, especially romantic ones, with narcissists. When I first heard the term narcissist as a graduate student, I had a hard time labeling someone with such a name. I pride myself on being a strengths-focused therapist, in direct opposition of any of such disempowering diagnostic nomenclature.
However, as time progressed, I found in my own psychotherapy practice that, indeed, there exist some individuals on this planet with narcissistic challenges. My clients educated me about the aftermath of what it is to heal from narcissistic abuse. I feel I owe it to my clients, and others who may be in similar circumstances, to assist with educating the public about narcissistic abuse, so that people can be informed and aware of how to protect themselves in the event they encounter people with narcissistic traits.
The following is an attempt at a primer on such individuals. For further study, please refer to the resources listed at the end of the article, as the subject is quite vast.
Identifying Individuals with Narcissism
So just what traits does someone with narcissism have, and what does that person look like in the early stages of dating? Studies say that 1% of the population (2-16% of psychiatric population) has narcissistic personality, while an even greater number exhibit typical traits of narcissism (Brown, 2013). In addition, although 75% of people with narcissism are found to be male, women can also be narcissists.
Narcissism is defined as: excessive sense of self-importance over and above the needs of others; grandiosity; arrogance; absence of ability to empathize and experience reciprocity in relationships; intense need for admiration/attention to fill very low self-esteem; impaired relationships resulting in parasitic/predatory behaviors designed to fill one's self-esteem in the form of narcissistic supply (DSM-IV).
One could wonder, then, how someone would find such an individual, someone who embodies these characteristics, attractive. Well, studies show (Brown, 2013) that people with narcissism market themselves in attractive, deceptive packages. They may present with a swagger, intense eye contact, false bravado/charm, knock-your-socks-off seduction (often learned by neurolinguistic programming (NLP) programs or online seduction programs), swift pacing of rushing the relationship into commitment/cohabitation/marriage/business partnership, promising a future together (which is later discovered to be a lie), intense sexual chemistry, love-bombing (repetitive texting, emailing, phone calls), or romancing the target excessively (flowers, etc.).
People with narcissistic traits are known for targeting intelligent, self-sufficient, empathic individuals as partners. They tend to lack core identity (Brown, 2013), and need narcissistic supply to fill their empty psyches. Narcissistic supply comes mostly in the form of adulation, adoration, and attention, but any sort of feedback allows the individual with narcissistic qualities to feel alive (including negative attention). These individuals feel a sense of challenge in targeting highly successful, attractive individuals who may already be in other relationships and/or who express a sense of vulnerability (i.e. having grief or depression, or recently getting out of a relationship).
Characteristics of the Relationship
The literature on malignant narcissism is extensive, yet many are not informed about the dangers of being involved with someone whose character or actions tend toward narcissism. I find that clients who were entangled in relationships with such individuals have more healing to do from breaks in these relationships than if they had been in relationships with healthy individuals, because often these clients are manifesting symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSD).
Not only are they grieving the loss of the relationship, but they are also processing the unreality of a "fake relationship." Furthermore, often psychological abuse (and sometimes physical and sexual abuse) has permeated the relationship. In order to heal, psychotherapy must focus on grief work and trauma recovery, in addition to understanding the elements of the toxic relationship, so that patterns are not repeated in the future.
Once the initial honeymoon wears off, partners of people with narcissistic traits go from feeling high on a pedestal (much like being on cocaine) to feeling devalued, discarded, and figuratively knocked off the pedestal. Their partners have successfully seduced and hooked them into relationships.
But suddenly, the individual with narcissism begins to reveal traits of lying, future-faking, and Dr. Jekyl /Mr. Hyde Personality. He or she may vanish for hours or days on end, or gaslight (confuses the reality of) a partner. This person becomes emotionally abusive and detaches from the partner, extracting narcissistic supply in the process.
The partner, then, is dropped/discarded, coming to the sudden and shocking realization that the other, the partner to has narcissistic qualities, is not capable of true intimacy/love, and really exhibits a limited capacity for emotional connectedness/bonding (Brown, 2013). The partner who has exhibited narcissistic personality traits, who was once a knight in shining armor, is now a mere fantasy, because he or she acted through mind control and brainwashing (Brown, 2013).
To Protect Yourself
So how does one avoid encountering someone with narcissism? I would suggest being particularly cautious with the pacing of dating. If you're using a dating website, exercise extreme caution when meeting up with a dating partner for the first several dates until you feel you know the individual (i.e. meet in a public place).
If the dating partner attempts to rush the relationship, that is a red flag. An individual who respects your boundaries will work with you to slowly progress the relationship at a pace that is mutually agreed upon. Just because initially there is a highly seductive "zing" quality to the attraction does not mean that the dating partner is healthy. To protect yourself from someone who may end up behaving out of narcissism, it is best to allow the connection to unfold slowly and observe to see if actions and words are matching up.
Sexual chemistry is not the same thing as healthy bonding and attachment. A healthy person will want to get to know your personality, dreams, and interests, and slowly evolve the relationship. An individual with narcissistic tendencies may also want to know all about you, but then may fake being your soul mate by rushing you into consenting to a relationship/marriage/cohabitation/business arrangement (Hotchkiss, 2010).
If you have encountered an individual who seems to display these qualities, or are considering leaving a relationship with a similar person, it is in your best interests to get yourself out of the relationship as quickly as possible. People with narcissistic characteristics may be prone to causing harm by invading personal boundaries, lying about future possibilities in relationships, engaging in abuse, and exhibiting no empathy or remorse for emotional harm they have done.
Consult a licensed psychotherapist who is trained in narcissistic abuse recovery in addition to locating a qualified support group to help you through this time. You will recover. You will heal. But, it will take time and the assistance of qualified professionals who understand what you have endured and how to help you to reclaim your self-esteem.


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I have gone back to work after my maternity leave this week. I haven't actually had to leave my baby for a whole day yet but I will have by the weekend 😦 . I've been lucky enough to have a very agreeable boss who has a lot of faith in me and has given me free rein to arrange my 16 hours a week (newly reduced from pre-maternity leave) however I like (provided I get the job done of course!). I am going to be doing a full day in the office and then the rest of the hours from home. This is almost unimaginable luxury for me. At the moment (and I know this will change as he gets older) my son naps during the day at very regular hours so I will be able to get some of my work done then and some in the evening. I've worked three hours today: one in the morning, one around lunchtime and one his evening. On one had it feels like I'm working all day. On the other hand it just feels great to be home with my bub and able to do the school run with my girlie on all but one day a week. What is does mean is that I am now essentially working in my so called down time that, until this week, I used for doing all of the housework, laundry, cooking, shopping and financial planning for a family of four! Which obviously I still have to do. I've been looking at some ways of doing this and one of them is to have 'set' meals on certain days of the week (I know many people do this with housework too).
Husband and I are vaguely doing the Fast Diet which means Mondays and Thursdays are our very low calorie days (supposedly! I'm not wildly motivated at the moment but that's another post…) so the kiddos eat different food to us on those days, although we all still eat together. On Tuesdays Girlie has a swimming lesson after school and we don't get in until 5pm, very hungry and very tired. I've decided that this is now 'Soup and Garlic Bread' night. Today, in between working and looking after Baby I made a GIANT pot of soup. It contained red onion, celery, sweet potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, parsnip, broccoli, herbs and chicken stock (just because I like the flavour). Packed full of goodness and then served with garlic bread (no, I didn't make it) which makes it more filling and enticing (I know my crowd!). The soup was made beforehand and just needed to be warmed through while the garlic bread was in the oven so we had time to take shoes and coats off, empty school and swimming bags and then we were at the table eating dinner. We then had fruit and yogurt to follow. It was great and made life so much easier! I won't generally be working (or working very much) on Wednesdays so I have allocated that as a good day to do a batch cook each week, with at least one family sized portion being frozen for another night. Although today was also a batch cook day as I made so much soup that we have enough for the next two Tuesdays!
We go out with a group of friends (for free or minimal cost such as a coffee etc) every Friday after school and also need a quick easy meal when we get in. This tends to be our 'naughty' night where we'll have sausage or egg and chips or maybe a pizza. We didn't used to do this but I don't think once a week hurts and it is certainly cheaper than getting take out (which we haven't done in ears tbh)! If we don't have plans on a Sunday I usually make a roast dinner. It is always chicken! It is my favourite, I know how to cook it and have you seen the price of everything else?!
Recently I was looking at ways of trying to make meal planning, cooking etc easier and sitting down and working out our needs through the week made it really obvious what we need to have when. Now that Girlie is at school and is doing two activities (dance and swimming) and I am also back at work, our weeks have a clear pattern and so the meal planning is simple. We have easy or pre-cooked food on late nights or following busy days, more involved or complicated food on quieter days and food made in the morning for later that day when needed. I like to leave the weekends open to possibility but I seem to know what we're doing during the week!
Does anyone else have a pattern to what they eat on certain days? Any tips for planning?


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Studios Bound To Take Over The Nintendo eShop
I was a very heavy supporter of the DSiWare digital download service around the time when the DSi launched in North America back in April 2009. I've noticed the stand-outs, the stinkers and the underrated content that has been released so for the service.
So I thought… I was probably the best guy to tell which studio could take advantage of the Nintendo eShop platform, which hasn't exactly seen so much original 3DSWare content as yet.
I've drafted the 5 best choices and explained their past success with DSiWare, as well as any possible expectations for future content.
1. WayForward Technologies
When looking for nothing but the best, you need to have WayForward in mind. They came out as the champions of DSiWare, releasing three killer titles: Mighty Flip Champs, Mighty Milky Way and Shantae: Risky's Revenge. WayForward was definitely the standout, making DSiWare a platform to keep notice of.
They're already getting to business with the third title in the Mighty series of games, Mighty Switch Force, hitting the eShop next year.
2. Nnooo
Looking at DSiWare from a resourceful point of view, Nnooo wasted no time in taking advantage of what the DSi did and did not offer.
The myLifeCollected applications, consisting of the myNotebook collection, myDiary and myPostcards all offered DSi owners with something worth coming back to each day: jotting down notes in their myNotebook/myDiary or using the DSi Camera to make postcards for others.
Of course, Nnooo started off with a surefire hit, Pop+ Solo, and are looking to wrap up their stint with the dual versions of their next DSiWare romp, Spirit Hunters Inc. Light & Shadow.
As to what Nnooo could offer to the eShop, one can hope for a version of their next WiiWare game, EscapeVektor.
3. Odenis Studio
Odenis is a studio I've kept an eye on for some time. When Pop Island landed on the DSiWare service, I just had to have it. It was colorful, fun, engaging and offered a true multiplayer experience in the extended DSiWare library. Following up with the inexpensive sequel/expansion Pop Island: Paperfield and a sequel to one of their critically-acclaimed games, Glory Days: Tactical Defense, they have made a lasting impact.
it's best to wish for Odenis Studio's Pop Island critters to make a jump into 3D very soon.
4. Gameloft
They've made many games (mostly ports) available for the DSiWare service: Asphalt 4, Soul of Darkness, Legends of Exidia, Ferrari GT Evolution and so on.
They've already handed the eShop their first third-party 3DSWare game in the form of Let's Golf 3D, so what next could they offer? Or better yet, what wouldn't be offered to the eShop?
Love them or hate them, they offer firm support of these smaller platforms and the eShop will need whatever provisions Gameloft will bring with them.
5. Nintendo Second-Parties
Of course, it's their own platform right?
We've had Skip pump out the Art Style games, Intelligent Systems with Aura-Aura Climber, Q-Games with X-Scape and much more. Nintendo will no doubt keep the eShop afloat with their own IPs and the second parties can continue to shine on.
Personally I hope some DSiWare games get eShop sequels, especially X-Scape.


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Over the past five years (2011-2015), we have implemented Resolutions of the 11th Party Congress amid volatile, complex and unpredictable developments in the region and the world. The world economy has recovered slower than expected; a number of large partners have been facing economic problems; prices of some commodities, especially oil prices have dropped. Competition and rally of forces among powers have followed rapid and complicated patterns. Global issues such as climate change, international terrorism and epidemics tend to be more serious. A number of regional issues, especially territorial, sea, and island disputes have become more tense than the previous period.
Persistent in external relation target "in the interests of the country and nation for a strong and prosperous socialist Viet Nam,"(1) building upon the gradually-heightening position and strength of the country, promoting achievements in foreign relations gained over the past 25 years of comprehensive renovation, over the past 5 years, we have made numberous achievements in foreign affairs service. Most prominent are:
First, we have maintained an environment of peace, stability favourable for development, and substantially and effectively deepened external relations.
Peace and stability are prerequisites for sustainable development of the country. To guarantee such conditions, it is important to constantly consolidate friendly cooperation and deepen external relations, strengthen cross-cutting interests, promote similarities, and minimize differences in relations with each partner. Besides strengthening and developing ties with Laos, traditional friendly relations and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, relationships, solidarity, friendship and cooperation with socialist countries and traditional friends, we have completed the construction of the framework of partnership with almost all most influential countries in the region and the world. During the tenure of the 11th Party Congress, we have established strategic partnerships with 8 (2) out of 15 countries over the past 15 years (3), upgraded to comprehensive or extensive strategic partnership with 2 countries (4), established comprehensive partnership with 3 countries (5) out of 10 comprehensive partnership countries (6), including 5 Permanent members of the UN Security Councils. Building on the foundation of equality in relationship, respect for international law, political regime, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, we have promoted mutually beneficial cooperation. Those frameworks have helped stabilize relations with our partners, especially the leading partners, such as China, the US, Russia, Japan, the European Union (EU) and countries in the ASEAN Community while bringing about increasing economic, trade, investment, political, defense, security, cultural benefits. Amid complicated developments in the world, and difficulties in global and national economy, we have enlisted a network of partners to serve practical goals for maintaining peace, stability, economic restructuring, expansion of export markets, and attraction of foreign investment. The relationships with leading partners have been strengthened not only through the State and Government channels, but also through Party and National Assembly channels with many high-level activities of political importance and substantive and effective cooperation. This is a vivid manifestation of the consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralization, with focus to achieve deepened, stable and sustainable partnership.
Second, foreign affairs service has contributed actively to the implementation of the objectives of socio-economic development.
Over the past five years, we have been more proactive and active in negotiations and signing of Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and deepened comprehensive integration into the economy in the region and the world. The period of 2013-2015 was the peak of Viet Nam's negotiations and conclusion of FTAs. We have completed three bilateral FTAs with key partners, including the FTA with South Korea (May 2015), the FTA with Eurasian Economic Union (May 2015) and the FTA with the EU (December 2015). Up to now, Viet Nam has signed and joined 11 regional and bilateral FTAs of which 6 FTAs are within the framework of ASEAN cooperation. In particular, in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Viet Nam has actively taken priority measures to implement the Blueprint for the AEC. Viet Nam is considered as one of the member states with the highest rate of implementation of measures in the AEC roadmap. In October 2015, Viet Nam and other member countries concluded negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). We have also continued to negotiate on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to reach a comprehensive economic agreement appropriate to Viet Nam and ASEAN's conditions. At the global level, at the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2013, Viet Nam together with other WTO member countries adopted the Bali package, making a breakthrough to the prolonged deadlock in the negotiations within the WTO framework.
As of mid-2015, we have established economic and trade relations with more than 220 countries and territories, attracting over US$ 250 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI). In 5 years, we lobbied 36 more new partners, bringing the total number of partners which officially recognize Viet Nam's market economy to 59. The external economic activities have made positive contribution to the expansion and diversification of export markets, enhancing investment and official development assistance (ODA), and attracting tourists, combating commercial frauds, and imposed trade barriers detrimental to legitimate interests of Vietnamese enterprises and the State.
Third, foreign affairs service have contributed significantly to maintaining territorial, sea, and islands sovereignty, and protecting national security.
Over the past five years, progress has been made in work on borders with China, Laos, and Cambodia. With China, the two sides signed the Agreement on free travel of ships at the mouth of the Bac Luan River and the Agreement on cooperation in exploitation and protection of tourism resources in Ban Gioc waterfall area. We took initiative and actively maintained negotiations on waters off the Bac Bo Gulf, cooperation in less sensitive areas and discussion on cooperation for development. The two sides reached the Agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of maritime issues. On 19 December 2015, the two sides launched joint survey in some agreed areas outside the Bac Bo Gulf, preparing to deploy a number of less sensitive projects in the sea to achieve delineation and cooperation for development in these waters. With Laos, the two sides completed increasing the number of border markers and achieved many agreements the borderline of peace and friendship. With Cambodia, both sides have cooperated to maintain security and order, resolved problems arising in the border areas, and continued demarcation and planting of markers on land (currently over 80%).
In face of the complex developments in the East Sea, foreign relation activities have been implemented in line the Party and State's policies and guidance, flexibly and radically using political-diplomatic measures, dialogue channels, contacts at bilateral and multilateral, regional and international the levels, resolutely defending its sovereignty, territorial integrity, and actively seizing every opportunity to reduce tensions, restore confidence and promote friendly cooperation and dialogues to seek a fundamental and long-term solution to the East Sea issue. We have enlisted international public opinion supporting Viet Nam's just stance, rejecting ridiculous claims, protesting against unilateral actions to change the status quo and violations of the international law of China, struggling to maintain peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea and the region. In recent years, the East Sea has been the subject of concern which has been raised in many statements, documents of many organizations and multilateral forums, such as ASEAN, East Asia Summit (EAS), the 7 industrialized countries (G7), and the EU.
Fighting against forces which exploit the issues of democracy, human rights and religion to interfere in the internal affairs of the country, we have used various measures, resolutely defended the Party, the just cause, and values of Viet Nam. For 5 years, we have taken initiative to organize dialogues with other countries and international organizations on these issues. We have also provided information to the international community about the process of developing and implementation of the Party's lines and the State's legislation in these fields. Foreign affairs activities have been closely coordinated with law enforcement to repel and neutralize the plots and actions against the Party and the State in democracy, human rights and religion. Cooperation with foreign countries and international organizations to share information, and enhance law-making capacity building and enforcement has been stepped up, hence partners have had better understanding of changes in policies and policy implementation in Viet Nam.
Fourth, Viet Nam's position in the international arena has been enhanced through elevation of multilateral external relations from "active participation" to "proactively contribute to building and shaping the general rules of the game," protecting and effective promoting strategic interests on security and development of Viet Nam, while reflecting the spirit of a "responsible member of the international community."
Viet Nam has contributed many important initiatives at influential multilateral forums, such as the UN, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the Mekong sub-regional cooperation. The position of the country has been improved significantly given its successful hosting of the 132th General Assembly of Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU), contributions to building the 2013 Agenda on sustainable development of the United Nations, its election to the UN Council of Human Rights with a high number of votes for the 2014-2016 tenure, to the UN Socio-Economic Committee for the 2016-2018 tenure, to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO for the 2013-2017 tenure, and its participation in the UN peacekeeping force (PKO) for the first time.
Achievements in foreign affairs have been conducive to the Party's correct lines, and the close guidance of the Party and State leaders. These important achievement come as the result of national unity strength, efforts and creativity of the contingent of cadres realizing external relation work of the Party, State, National Assembly and people-to-people diplomacy, the close coordination of ministries, branches and localities, the creative and effective application of major lessons which are of epochal values in modern Viet Nam. They are combination of national strength with that of the time, consistency in principle, flexibility in strategy with the motto "unchanged principle, flexible actions."
The 12th Party Congress adopted orientations and major tasks for foreign affairs in the next 5 years. They are to maintain and consolidate security and external economic environment deepen international integration, and strengthen the position of Viet Nam in the region and the world. These are important tasks for the entire Party and people. The completion of these tasks can face more difficulties and challenges when the situation in the region and the world are developing complicatedly and rapidly. With the position and strength of the country after 30 years of renovation, with steadfast determination to serve national interests, given the nation's spirit of friendliness, consensus and unanimity within the Party, people and army, and attention to foster the foreign affairs cadres, Viet Nam's external relations will increasingly develop and adapt quickly to the changes of the situation, continue to play its role as the forefronts in maintaining peaceful environment favorable for development and firm protection of the Socialist Viet Nam.
(1) Documents of the 12th National Party Congress, the National Political Publishing House. National-The Truth, Ha Noi, 2011, p. 236
(2) Including Germany, Italy, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, France, Malaysia, and the Philippines
(3) 15 countries have established strategic partnership with Viet Nam: Russia, India, China, Japan, South Korea, Spain, UK, Germany, Italy, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, France, Malaysia, and the Philippines
(4) Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia, Extensive Strategic Partnership with Japan
(5) Ukraine, the US and Denmark
(6) 10 countries having Comprehensive Partnership with Viet Nam: the US, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, Ukraine, and South Africa
This article was published in Communist Review, No. 880 (February 2016)


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This is the first show I did on BlogTalkRadio.com back on November 23, 2009! I had no idea at the time I did this show that I would be doing over 1,000 shows! This show and really the first few shows I did are an introduction about why I decided to do the shows and a bit about my own life growing up abused.
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A place to show and share the creations,thoughts,ramblings and whatever else of a woodturning person.
Friday, 29 March 2013
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Sycamore Form With Carved Feet
This one is four inches tall with carved feet, I have used the same texture pattern I used on a bowl a few posts back. I left the feet untextured to match in with the band and keep them obvious!
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Cracked Yew Hollow Form
This little form is about the same in width as it is in height,that is about four and a half inches. The section of log it came from had, or so it seemed at the time, no cracks in it whatsoever, just for a moment I wondered if it would stay that way(it has been dried for a decade!). Of course as soon as I started working it, or more to the point hollowing it, the cracks started to appear! At this point I could have easily tossed it into the shavings, muttered something obscene and done something more constructive with my time! However I wanted to carve some feet on a short fat form to see how it looked and decided to continue, after all if it looked bad it wouldn't matter too much and could be consigned to the unsuccessful prototype collection(the fire bin....) .
I completed the form and collar and was very happy with what the little legs did for the look of it, I had of course seen many examples of cracks 'stitched together with leather and thought that would look good on this and 'save' it. I must admit that I just whacked the holes through with the drill and haven't tidied up the edges of the holes but I think it adds to its rustic charm! LOL. It was a lot of 'fun' cough, cough. to thread and tie it through the opening of the vessel but I got there in the end. It has moved enough just to raise the edge of the collar a bit but apart from that I think its kind of 'cute'.....
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Yew and Ebony Bottle
In this case I felt strongly enough about the design `changes I would make that I had to go and make another more refined version today. This one sits with me a little better than the other but they will both be standing side by side for a day or two on the sideboard so I can study them!!
The changes are to the overall shape of the form,the proportions of the parts and timber choice(for the stopper). Although this is roughly the same height as the first (its about 1/2 an inch higher) the bottle is an inch shorter and the stopper an inch higher which I think balances better. The shape is a little more rounded towards the bottom to give a more elegant 'drop' like form. The bands are also a little lower down but keep the same proportions relative to each other(the distance between the middle and top ones is about half that of bottom to middle. I have also used a piece of Ebony in place of the Oak for the stopper.
I'm much happier with this one........
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Yew Bottle
I decided to make him a 'bottle form' from it, and I must say despite the cracks it is quite an attractive piece of timber. I have hollowed it down to a thickness of around half an inch as there are many cracks and I didn't think it would take being any thinner without exploding on the lathe. The stopper is made from Oak, a small piece that was laying on the bench left over from another job. It is fifteen inches tall and finished by sanding with boiled linseed on the paper to try and fill the cracks and a hand buffed wax over that.
Monday, 11 March 2013
Round Bottom Bowls
The two little Sycamore Bowls pictured below are the first pieces turned from a tree I cut into slabs about eighteen months ago. These were from a three inch thick slab and I was happy to find it was bone dry.
They are both about four inches wide and around two and a half inches in height. The textured pattern is done by eye to give it a random look and they have a simple oil finish. The small slate base has also been textured to match the 'lined' pattern on the bowls.
They are both about four inches wide and around two and a half inches in height. The textured pattern is done by eye to give it a random look and they have a simple oil finish. The small slate base has also been textured to match the 'lined' pattern on the bowls.
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Tear Drop Bottle
This piece is made from Oak, that has been sand blast textured and coloured with acrylics. I have created a dull silver patina on the parts I wished to appear as metal. The 'metal' cage around the bottle frames the four 'eyes' that you get with endgrain Oak, two made by the grain and the other two at ninety degrees to them created by the rays.
I have made the tear drop stopper what may in some peoples opinion be over size but I wanted this as it makes the whole piece appear 'bolder' than a smaller one would. I can imagine a bottle like this in the ancient world holding some precious oil or potion.
I am really enjoying playing with the textures and effects that shot blasting can achieve.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Simple Bowl.
Its just five inches wide by three inches tall and made from one of my last few pieces of English Elm from a large tree, the likes of which have all long since died from 'Dutch Elm Disease'.
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Do you like a certain color of nail polish? Find out what it means. The original nail test!
Yellow (gold) are more likely to be chosen by people who are proud, self-sufficient and noble.
Women who wear green are are valued by relatives and friends for their optimism and diplomacy. And they consider themselves to be a creative person, willing to do any experiments.
Blue and light blue are the choice of freedom-loving people possessing the undisputable advantage of inner peace.
Berry and pink colors are preferred by girls who are serious and even conservative.
Scarlet / red are selected by impulsive people who believe the slogan "All or Nothing". They are willing to go forward to get what they want – a thing, person or position.
Neutral shades are selected by practical people. They live by their own rules and are very surprised (and sometimes outraged), if someone violates them.
Black nail polish indicates a strong personality, the nature of "unisex". These women are always ready to compromise, but they will defend their personal rights to the end.
Unpolished manicures are selected by women who love to get the maximum result, while spending a minimum of effort. They think like men, because they are usually very effective.


text: A couple of weeks ago, I visited my parents. My old bedroom there has become a bit of a storage space for things the rest of my family no longer want. Amongst the detritus I found a copy of Men's Health magazine (I think it belonged to my sister's boyfriend…). Content wise, it was pretty odious, and bored, with nothing better to do I chopped it up and made this collage mini-zine in a hour or two. Due to the no budget nature of production, the folding, cutting and stapling are all wonky as fuck but if you'd like a free copy, give me a shout via twitter or in the comments here or whatever.


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X-Men: The Last Stand - Review
Review by Jack Foley
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES: Disc 1: Audio commentary from director Brett Ratner with Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg Deleted scenes (with optional audio commentary).
Disc 2: 'X-Men: Evolution Of A Trilogy' featurette (43 mins) 'X-Men: The Excitement Continues' featurette (20 mins) 'X-Men Up Close' interactive gallery 'Anatomy Of A Scene: The Golden Gate Bridge' featurette (12 mins) Pre-viz animatic gallery (24 mins) Brett Ratner's production diary (41 mins) Character stills gallery Concept art gallery Models galleries Storyboards Vignettes (25 mins) Blogs (14 mins) Easter Egg (hidden feaure) Trailers.
GIVEN the troubled history surrounding X-Men: The Last Stand, it's somewhat amazing that there's a third film at all.
Franchise creator Bryan Singer jumped ship to helm Superman Returns and then British director Matthew Vaughn committed to the project only to bail out at the last minute.
It was left to Brett Ratner, director of the Rush Hour series and Hannibal Lecter prequel Red Dragon, to save a rapidly sinking ship.
The result is a film that lacks the emotional engagement of the first two movies but which provides enough crowd-pleasing moments to succeed in spite of its flaws.
The Last Stand focuses on the discovery of a mutant cure that could render the super-heroes (and villains) X-tinct. Designed by a powerful US corporation, it serves to heighten the battle of wills that exists between Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) as they seek to control its use.
Caught in the crossfire, meanwhile, is the resurrected Dr Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), now Dark Phoenix, whose devastating telekinetic powers could tip the balance in the battle for control of humanity.
With so much at stake, it's a shame that The Last Stand – the supposedly final entry in the series – fails to provide the emotional engagement that many fans were expecting and promised.
But by opting to increase the humour and make things more glib, Ratner reduces the impact of several key moments and cheapens the fate of certain characters.
He also struggles to cope with the sheer volume of X-Men characters – both new and established – due to a curiously short running time and his obsessive need to keep things moving.
As such, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) feels a little more muted than usual, while newcomers such as Beast (Kelsey Grammar) and Angel (Ben Foster) aren't given enough time to flesh out their characters.
Storm (Halle Berry) also fails to make any real impact despite being given more to do, while the devastating potential of Jean Grey (Janssen) feels under-exploited. The presence of Vinnie Jones as bad mutant Juggernaut merely lends the film a jarring presence whenever he opens his mouth.
It's left to McKellen and Stewart to provide the emotional depth and both actors continue to work wonders with limited material, elevating some of the routine to a higher level.
It's in action terms that The Last Stand really delivers, supplying the required eye candy in the form of several dazzling set pieces, including the rescue of Mystique (Rebecca Romijn) early on, a forest raid by Wolverine and the finale involving the Golden Gate Bridge.
It also contains at least three big surprises.
But Ratner's work is destined to be judged by the quality of its predecessors and struggles to maintain the high standards set by both.
As such, it's enjoyable enough but lacks that special something to make it truly Xceptional.
b>Read our Hugh Jackman interview
b>Read our Halle Berry interview
Certificate: 12A
Running time: 103mins


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For sale: 2006 BMW E87 130i M Sport Manual
Condition: Excellent with no issues. Just serviced 16/11.
Price and price conditions: $11,490 - priced to sell as baby on the way.
Extra Info (ie mods/history etc etc)
Up for sale now is my beloved rare 6 speed manual 130i. Only reason for selling is due to upgrading to a larger car as baby is due soon.
This car has been amazing since I bought it, and is in brilliant condition. Freshly serviced (16/11), the 3.0L inline 6 revs smooth and clean. An absolute must drive.
It's been well looked after and service history is available. Accident free 164,XXX km on the clock only. Drivers airbag recently replaced at BMW as part of Takata recall.
Luxury hot hatch that still out punches most new models today with a fantastic smooth 195kw/315Nm 3.0 litre straight 6. Sparkling Graphite Metallic paint with black leather interior with power adjustable front seats, 2x memory presets for drivers seat.
Include BMW Comfort Access (hold the open button the key and all windows and sunroof will open, hold lock and they all close) Bluetooth connectivity with voice control, rear parking sensors, automatic bi-xenon headlamps, rain sensing windscreen wipers, rear parking sensors, passenger side rear view mirror dips when reverse selected to aid parallel parking, 6 airbags, hill holder, dual zone climate control, AUX input, 6 stacker CD, 3x power sockets.
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Location: Doubleview
Delivery & Conditions of Delivery: Pick-up, pay and drive into the sunset.
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Northwest Iowa — Many Iowa growers will be storing, not selling, their soybeans this harvest season, given low commodity prices and troubles with international trade.
Iowa State University Extension ag engineer Kris Kohl recommends farmers cool down the storage bin and make sure the moisture level isn't too high when the beans are harvested.
For soybeans with a higher moisture content, it's sometimes best to dry them using natural air and to avoid firing up the heaters.
Precautions need to be taken when drying soybeans.
Some growers might want to take their soybeans to a commercial elevator and run them through a corn dryer, but he says the risk of fire is far too great.
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