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10 Signs of a Narcissist
There's more to narcissism than just high self-esteem.
Catherine DiBenedetto
Catherine DiBenedetto is a health writer and editor. She was previously the features director at Health Magazine, where she was on editorial staff for over 7 years.
Stephanie Hartselle, MD
Medically reviewed by Stephanie Hartselle, MD
Stephanie Hartselle, MD, is a psychiatrist with a private practice in child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapy and psychopharmacology.
In today's world, "narcissistic" means little more than just being vain. But narcissism is far more complex than that. It exists in many shades, from extra-healthy ego to pathological grandiosity.
Still, at its core, narcissism is a disguise for a deep-seated sense of shame that you may not even realize is there. Here's what you should know about the 10 most common narcissistic traits.
You Like To Be the Center of Attention
"Narcissists dominate conversations," said psychotherapist Joseph Burgo, PhD, the author of The Narcissist You Know. "They feel compelled to talk about themselves, and they exaggerate their accomplishments."
You might embellish your stories, spinning them to impress your audience. You may paint yourself as the boss's most trusted advisor, the most flexible yogi in your class, or the most popular neighbor on the block.
Fabricating or embellishing your achievements is one of the signs of narcissistic personality disorder, per the National Library of Medicine, referencing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).
Those fabrications are easy to excuse as little white lies help you tell a better tale. But really, they serve a riskier purpose: To present an idealized version of yourself that distracts you from the fear of not being good enough.
You Have a Habit of Giving Unsolicited Advice
You might attempt to be helpful by recommending the best restaurants in Portland or sharing your wisdom on parenting through the terrible twos. But you are also seizing an opportunity to demonstrate your superior knowledge and insight, explained Dr. Burgo.
"Narcissists are always a little more in the know," added Dr. Burgo. "They seem to have the inside info on everything."
In a study published in 2017 in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, researchers described narcissists having an obvious superiority complex. By acting more sophisticated than everyone in the room, you are bolstering your inflated sense of self—unfortunately, at the expense of those you are supposedly helping.
You Detest Waiting in Line
On top of that, you might get frustrated if someone doesn't respond to your voicemail right away. On some level, you feel you deserve special treatment, whether among friends and family or at the DMV.
"Whatever a narcissist's needs are, they need to be met now," said marriage and family therapist Karyl McBride, PhD, author of Will I Ever Be Good Enough? and Will I Ever Be Free of You? "They want automatic compliance because they are that important."
Whether conscious of it or not, you live your life with a sense of entitlement and, for better or worse, expect the world to revolve around you, per the National Library of Medicine.
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Your Ambition Knows No Bounds
It's one thing to shoot for the stars and then work hard to get there.
It's quite another to believe you are destined for greatness. That type of grandiose assumption is a classic symptom of narcissism.
Narcissists believe they are naturally unique and part of an elite class that deserves only the best.
"They fantasize about how much more powerful they will be, how much more beautiful, how much richer," explained Dr. McBride.
They also prefer to associate with other "high-status" people. They may obsess over status symbols (from the right shoes to the right stroller) and even belittle anyone they don't perceive to be part of the same exclusive club.
The need to be admired by or receive special treatment from your peers may influence those grandiose feelings of superiority above others, according to one study published in 2017 in the journal Behavioral Medicine.
You Know How To Turn on the Charm
You've got a knack for making other people feel important. Your relationships probably move quickly like the intoxicating, whirlwind romances of storybooks.
But all the admiration you shower on that person is part of an unspoken deal: You expect them to make you feel just as attractive and intelligent. Per the National Library of Medicine, that pompous behavior is a textbook trait of narcissistic personality disorder.
But the minute they question or criticize you, the jig is up, and they are sent swiftly "from the pedestal to the trash heap," as Dr. Burgo put it.
5 Things You Should Never Say to a Narcissist
You Are Competitive
In a narcissist's worldview, there are winners and losers, said Dr. Burgo. And the narcissist must win in virtually every domain—on the tennis court, at the office, and in the community garden.
"They have to make themselves out to be superior to somebody else," explained Dr. Burgo.
The opponent could be a stranger or someone you love. In a relentless quest to prove your dominance, that compulsive drive to come out on top makes it difficult to celebrate other people's successes.
Take for example: Your college pal's beautiful new house. Because at that moment, someone else is the "winner."
You're Famous for Holding Grudges
To everyone else, you probably seem highly confident—the kind of person who doesn't care what other people think. But for narcissists, that couldn't be further from the truth.
Dr. Burgo explained that they care deeply about maintaining their idealized image of themselves and have trouble tolerating any sort of disapproval or insult.
In fact, authors of a chapter from the Handbook of Trait Narcissism, published in 2018, suggested that narcissists might see others like them as being confident (as opposed to egotistical).
"If they feel slighted or abandoned, they don't get over it," added Dr. McBride. Rather than deal with their hurt feelings, they get angry and seek revenge in one form or another.
It's Never Your Fault
Do you own your mistakes? And do you apologize for them and try to fix them?
Or do you immediately flip the script and say things like, "It's because of how you were treating me that I did XYZ," directly blaming others?
According to the National Library of Medicine, a lack of empathy is another hallmark trait among people with narcissistic personality disorder.
Dr. McBride said that narcissists refuse to be held accountable for their mistakes and bad behavior and instead shift the blame to someone else. Even within their close personal relationships, narcissists believe there is always a winner and a loser, and they'll do whatever it takes to win.
You Take Advantage of People
Similarly, it may not be intentional, but it happens because you view situations in terms of what they mean for you and you only. The reason? It's that lack of empathy, explained Dr. McBride.
"[The] inability to turn into the emotional world of others" is a cornerstone of narcissism, making it dangerous, said Dr. McBride. "Narcissists expect others to revolve around their needs, but they refuse to do the same for anyone else."
That means to get what you want, you aren't afraid to manipulate or bully whoever is in your way. Because, in the end, it's always all about you.
You Crave High Levels of Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
The author of a study published in 2018 in the Journal of Addiction Research noted that narcissists want to satisfy their need for what's called narcissistic supply. That consists of attention and an ideal life mixed with excitement and anxiety.
Additionally, just as individuals with an addiction may feel untouchable or on top of the world while experiencing something they crave, narcissists desire to share that same sense of grandiosity.
"When I finally made this connection, it made so much sense within my practice," said Dr. Burgo.
Without those aspects, narcissists can fall apart. They may engage in dangerous living, reckless behaviors, or substance abuse.
Ultimately, if you find that you (or someone you know) have experienced more than a few of those traits, talk with a mental health professional to discuss options that may be helpful.
Per the Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Library, narcissism is a personality disorder, and it's treatable. Treatment might include cognitive behavioral therapy, or medicine to help reduce mood symptoms that may be associated with the disorder.
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Kacel EL, Ennis N, Pereira DB. Narcissistic personality disorder in clinical health psychology practice: Case studies of comorbid psychological distress and life-limiting illness. Behav Med. 2017;43(3):156-164. doi:10.1080/08964289.2017.1301875
Hart W, Tortoriello GK, Richardson K. Narcissists' perceptions of narcissistic behavior. In: Hermann AD, Brunell AB, Foster JD, eds. Handbook of Trait Narcissism. Springer International Publishing; 2018:283-290. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92171-6_30
Vaknin, S. Narcissistic disorders of the self as addictions. (2018) Journal of Addiction Research, 2(2). doi: 10.33140/jar/02/02/00003.
John's Hopkins Medicine. Personality Disorders.
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Daniel Zeichner MP calls on Government to act following taxi licensing report
Following the publication of the new report, "Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Steps towards a safer and more robust system", by the Working Group commissioned by the Department for Transport, Cambridge's MP Daniel Zeichner, has called on the Government to act without delay.
Mr Zeichner comments "This powerful report calls for legislation to update regulation and licensing of taxi and private hire vehicles, and it calls for it quickly. Professor Mohammed Abdel-Haq, the group chair, underlines this in his introduction, stating that "undue delay would risk public safety". This again proves the need for more robust standards in licensing, as my Private Member's Bill would have provided – but it was talked out by a Conservative MP. Today the Transport Secretary gave a speech at Conservative Party Conference, and failed to reach beyond rail, motoring and aviation; the Tories need to start facing up to the reality of people's everyday needs, including safety in taxis and private hire."
"This report calls for all the measures that my Bill contained, plus more – I hope that this is the catalyst for action that is so badly needed. If Ministers don't announce plans for legislation to raise standards in the next few weeks, I would consider it neglectful of public safety"
The report calls for a national database of license refusals, revocations and suspensions as proposed in Mr Zeichner's Licensing of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill which was talked out in February of this year. Mr Zeichner's Bill also called for greater licensing enforcement powers and information sharing between local authorities, which the report also recommends.
Beyond these recommendations, the report calls for national minimum standards for licensing across the country which can be built on locally, and CCTV in every taxi and private hire vehicle.

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Here today is a look at my latest build.
This 3-String Cigar Box Guitar, has a Flor De Las Antillas wooden box with a Red Grandis, hard wood neck, with 23 frets, Mother of Pearl top fret mark inlays, enclosed tuners, box corners and sound hole grommets, all in an aged brass look, a bone nut and bridge, stained to look old, it has a double Piezo pick-up with volume control and a handmade, brass tail piece(aged).
In the photo below, you can see my boot print logo and the slotted neck, that slides on and hides the join.
Here you can see a side view of the bone bridge, volume control and handmade, aged brass tail piece.
This Cigar Box Guitar has a one piece through neck, made from Red Grandis hardwood, has 23 frets and Mother of Pearl, top fret mark inlays. No need for string trees, the shape of the neck, gives enough of a break angle.
The head stock has a bone nut and counter sink enclosed tuners.
Below, a look at the tail end, with jack in-put, strap button and handmade aged brass tail piece.
The last photo is long look up from the tail end.
Finally here is a demo video with me playing the thing, featuring my song, Bankers Blues.
I was just given this 3 string as a birthday present and couldn't be more pleased. It's a fantastic peice of work! Feels great, sounds great, plug it in and oh Yeah! Thanks for taking the time to craft this awesomeness!


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Tooth color is determined by a combination of phenomena associated with optical properties and light. Essentially, tooth color is determined by the color of dentin and by intrinsic and extrinsic colorations. Intrinsic color is determined by the optical properties of enamel and dentin and their interaction with light. Extrinsic color depends on material absorption on the enamel surface. Any change in enamel, dentin, or coronal pulp structure can cause a change of the light-transmitting properties of the tooth – teeth discolouration.
according to its location and etiology.
The principal causes are chromogens (colour agent) derived from habitual intake of dietary sources, such as wine, coffee, tea, carrots, oranges, licorice, chocolate, or from tobacco, mouth rinses, or plaque on the tooth surface.
The most commonly used procedure to remove discoloration from a tooth surface is by using abrasives (such as prophylactic pastes) or a combination of abrasive and surface active agents such as toothpastes. These methods prevent stain accumulation and to a certain extent remove extrinsic stains; however, satisfactory stain removal depends on the type of discoloration. Unfortunately, the chemical interactions that determine the affinity of different types of materials that cause extrinsic dental stains are not well-understood.
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Posted on Users as well since Im not sure where is appropriate..... But about to buy one as an orbitor remote...... anyone who knows which one works better?
Re: OK last minute opinions. Nokia 770 or DT 375 ... Anyone who can compare?
They are not comparable because Nokia770 is too small but DT 375 - big. So, you should decide first what do you need: small remote control or big touchscreen panel. I played with Nokia770, N800 and TabletKiosk Saraha. So, I can recommend Sahara as a big and mobile Orbiter (it's abour $1700) and N800 as small mobile Orbiter (~$400). Nokia770 is just $120 but it has a problems with WiFi connection and a bit slower than N800.
N770, just picked one up off of Woot a few days ago for $100 flat. Upgraded it with OS2007HE and haven't had any wireless connection problems.
I'd say that if you need a budget touchscreen, the nokia may be the way to go. I saw an article recently where they wiped out all of the basic system software and put vanilla KDE on it, which would be interesting...I wonder if that would help speed it up?
Anyways, the N800 is reportedly faster that the 770, due to increased memory and can be had fairly cheaply as well.
Once you are close to spending $800 the Samsung Q1 is by far the best solution. Don't spend more. And unlike the Nokia its not a learning project to load the orbiter (it runs windows XP).
However the Nokia's are selling for less than the cost of the screen and can be made to work.
I would love an install package or compiled binary to install Pluto Orbiter on it.
Regarding Q1. As I know (I can be wrong) it supports stylus only. No finger input.
The Q1 works great with a finger. Unless you are typing when you need a stylus. Its the older windoze tablets that required a stylus.


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EYE ON GOVERNMENT WITH WALT RUBEL
Friday 8-9am
Veteran journalist Walt Rubel reviews the important local news stories of the week, and reports on what's going on with city, school board, county and state government, focusing on local government in Las Cruces and Dona Ana County, and inclues interviews and sound bites from local meetings.
Walt had been a print journalist for nearly four decades, starting as a sports writer for the Tribune-Democrat in La Junta, Colo. in 1982. In 1988 he won the Colorado Press Association Sweepstakes Award for best sports story of the year among all daily newspapers. His story on the Florence High School girls basketball team beat entries from the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News and other much larger newspapers.
He went on to work at sportswriting jobs in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Manteca, California and Hutchinson, Kansas before moving over to news. In Hutchnison, he joined the newspaper's editorial board, and began writing news columns and editorials for the first time.
He came to the Las Cruces Sun-News in the spring of 2002, and remained until February, 2019, when his job was eliminated as part of a companywide downsizing. He was a member of the editorial board that entire time, including three years when he worked in the company's Santa Fe Bureau. He continues to write a weekly column for local outlets other than the Sun-News.
He started Eye on Government in August, 2019 as a way to stay involved in journalism and, hopefully, increase community awareness as to the actions taken by the City Council, County Commission and School Board.
Eye On Government Archived Shows


Terry and Mark G. came back from Chicago Coffeefest. They sold some stuff.
How would you assess a neighborhood's spiritual need or condition? Do you look at its prevalance of poverty, payday loans, and liquor stores? Do you see nice houses and an abundance of business and think it's fine?
Many people thought we should be ministering in Ferguson. Most of these people were from outside the area. What happened in Ferguson was not in a vacuum, nor is it an isolated incident. This reaction is a fleshly result to how we've been trained. There is a difference between "Gospel presentation" and "Gospel application". The focus was on presenting the Gospel to the "hurting people", and not the corrupt authority structures.
World missions focus on raising up indigenous leaders who can continue the work. In America, a common practice is to hand out and leave.
The practice of bouncing youth mission trips around from site-to-site deprives on all fronts. It deprives the participants of knowing the depth of ministry. It deprives the hosting groups from building relationship, casting vision, and having trained help. It deprives the "mission field" of effective ministers. The focus seems to be on the particpant's experience. This puts "experience" on a pedestal.
Welfare can be a trap. While it can alleviate, it doesn't empower to overcome. It can be used, but it's not the answer.
Spiritual warfare is not one-handed. The division in the church inhibits our ability to minister and fight.
There is a physical reality to spiritual warfare.
What if the spiritual problem of "poor areas" and places like Ferguson didn't lie simply in those areas? What if it was the spiritual deprivation of the places around it?
Pastoring the community is a big idea. Very basically, it's looking at your community as your mission field, and not for the purpose of attracting them to your worship gathering. Pastoring the community fights the small, self-focused gospel. A kingdom is way bigger than one person.
This model involves looking for satan's grip in your community. How can we bring provision?
Pastoring the community is a geographical approach. This goes back to the covenant with Adam to steward the land, to the covenant with Israel concerning the promised land, and the promise that God will give us the land where our feet tread (Deuteronomy 11:24; Joshua 1:3).
God doesn't show us everything all at once, but he shows us a little bit and sees if we will walk in it.
Do not have a heart of Jonah – walk humbly and be willing to partner with people not like your self, and don't do it judgmentally.
Jesus' disciples are known by love (John 13:35), unity (John 17:17-21), and fruits (Matthew 7:16; Romans 8:23; Galatians 5:22).
We have been in a process of walking away from programming ministry. You can't shove Jesus down people's throats. Behavior modification is not the goal. Our programming became burdensome. God shook us to remove things we misapplied, which was quite the learning experience.
Some people are not aware that they have obstacles, so we help them recognize that.
We utilize the Narrow Gate in two contexts. One is Spiritual Renewal – part of this is caring for people, sometimes in ways as small as giving them snacks. Most people are held back by repetitive patterns. The stronghold of poverty is more about want than it is about life needs. It is about perceived (or actual) limited choices. When your choices are limited, it leads you to unhealthy decisions.
White people are not saviors.
We've explored the beliefs of our employees in the past, and it revealed many doctrines of lies about who God is. This is another stronghold of the enemy, leading people to believe God is meaningless. This is directly related to ideas of authority. False beliefs about the Holy Spirit inhibits your intimacy with God – this is the gift Jesus came to give. The alternative to this is a life of pretense.
Song: Zach Winters – Give me Peace and Rest http://zachwintersmusic.com/ Stay tuned for a future episode where we interview Zach Winters.
Those verses address our engagement with God. The following is what happens after that transformation.
Urban Missions Training participants work in our neighborhood, in our businesses, next to missionaries and Narrow Gate participants.
We are come next to serious problems, like family members of our employees being murdered. This is overwhelming.
Our neighborhood has about 2000 unemployed people (just under 50%). Jason talked to WashU students about economic development. This requires addressing pain, compassion, sacrifice, ministry.
This vision requires different expectations about life, different understanding and expression of the Gospel, different way of functioning as a business and non-profit.
Doctrine is very important, but it should affect your actions. Align your practice with your theology.
Separate ourselves from the patterns of the world and the patterns of our forefathers to seek God's design.
Living in Shared Resources – Sun Ministries missionaries are unpaid. This is not a commune. The environment is shared, items are shared, we supply needs from the same pot of money. We get this vision from Acts 2, and from the teachings of Jesus and the Gospel of the Kingdom. This actually inspires a greater sense of concern for your responsibilities, space, shared items, etc.


Walker Stalker Con Returns In October!
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA will be the home of the undead, October 1st and 2nd!
This year's WalkerStalker Con will have a ton of awesome features, including "The Walking Dead Experience", where you and six friends will be dropped straight into the chaotic and terrifying world of the Walking Dead!
There will be a Special Effects seminar hosted by Face Off's Tate Steinsiek. Steinsiek will also be doing makeup for Con attendees!
Tickets are available now, and keep checking back for an updated list of guest stars.
While you're waiting, check out [Celluloid Hero]'s Top 5 Zombie Movies!


We have long opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). These agreements would lock countries into oppressive copyright and patent laws that would hinder people from sharing what they love on the Internet and harm innovation. They would also expand Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) systems that place the rights of owners and corporations over the rights of people. As such it was easy for us to endorse Fight for the Future's October 7th Rock Against the TPP Concert. The concert features: Mirah, Debo Band, Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde, Foundation Movement, bell's roar, + more. It will be at Spontaneous Celebrations, 45 Danforth Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston) and will run from 6pm to 10pm. You need to get your free tickets in advance by web or you can text ACTION to 617-981-6450. How successful this concert will be in stopping the TPP is up to you so share this event on Facebook, print out and post this flyer, or share this video with your family and friends: Thanks!
Yesterday, Aaron James, Pirate Party State Representative candidate, spoke at the MassCANN Freedom Rally. You can share this video using the link: youtu.be/1sy0TbEzeXI Aaron will be at the Pirate Party tent at Freedom Rally today. We will be there from noon to 6pm. We still have space for volunteers to help staff our table. If have an hour, two or a few, you can tell us who you are and when you can help out or you can just show up. We are flexible. We are in the area marked by the X in the map below. Specifically in space D-3. It is right next to one of the entrances to the underground garage and on the path from Charles Street to the Parkman Bandstand. Or you can use this Google Map: View Mass Pirates Events in a larger map We encourage you to dress in your favorite pirate gear, be loud and show your support for the Internet, civil liberties and everyone's privacy. Please, invite your friends and family and help us find more Pirates to join us!
This podcast was recorded at True Progress, an Aaron James campaign event. True Progress took place at the Somerville Armory on August 30th, 2016. The program is 0:00 Intro 3:24: Bill Rifkin (President of MassCann), on Ballot Question 4, which would legalize marijuana in Massachusetts. 7:42: Catherine Rifkin (Director of MassCann), on marijuana criminalization and prohibition. 13:36: Steve Mandilli on the benefits of Medical Marijuana for disabled veterans 27:58: Lori (BSafe) Law Enforcement and Children on the Autism Spectrum 39:03: Jamie O'Keefe (Captain of the Mass Pirate Party) on the Massachusetts Pirate Party. 45:17: Yvette Fitch (Treasurer for the Aaron James Campaign) 47:09: Steve Revilak (Treasurer of the Mass Pirate Party) on town meeting and affordable housing. 51:39: Aaron James (Pirate Party candidate for state legislature in the 27th Middlesex district). You can listen below, or download your own copy from the Internet Archive.
We will be Freedom Rally on the Boston Common today and tomorrow. This is an important event for civil liberties, and for ending the war on drugs. It's also really festive, and a great opportunity for outreach. The hours are noon to 8pm on Saturday and noon to 6pm on Sunday. We still have space for volunteers to help staff our table. If have an hour, two or a few, you can tell us who you are and when you can help out or you can just show up. We are flexible. We are in the area marked by the X in the map below. Specifically in space D-3. It is right next to one of the entrances to the underground garage and on the path from Charles Street to the Parkman Bandstand. Or you can use this Google Map: View Mass Pirates Events in a larger map We encourage you to dress in your favorite pirate gear, be loud and show your support for the Internet, civil liberties and everyone's privacy. Please, invite your friends and family and help us find more Pirates to join us!
For the last several years, the Massachusetts Pirate Party has attended Boston's Freedom Rally. This is an important event for civil liberties, and for ending the war on drugs. It's also really festive, and a great opportunity for outreach. Once again it will be on Boston Common and this year it will be September 17th and 18th. The hours are 10am to 6pm. We still have space for volunteers to help staff our table. If you can swing by for a hour, two or a few, please "Register Now" and let us know who you are, and when you can help out. Thanks!
Maya Shaffer is a reporter for the Bay State Examiner, and someone who's used Massachusetts public records law enough to know it inside and out. This is a great talk, where Maya tells her stories of public records requesters in the state of Massachusetts. Highlights include, The time Maya made an in-person FOIA request to NEMLEC — the Northeaster Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council. NEMLEC wasn't sure how to respond to an in-person request, so they called 911. An agency proposed a $400 fee to process a public records request. The agency takes the $400, but never produces the records. How the city of Boston wanted to charge $10,000 to produce emails between the city, and the Massachusetts Municipal Association How Massachusetts public records laws aren't "real laws", in the sense that they're routinely violated, and the violating party is never punished. The level of apathy and disdain that the Secretary of the Commonwealth has for Massachusetts public records laws. The really neat things you can find out, if you manage to get your public records request fulfilled. Maya's talk was record on June 25, 2016, during PirateCon 2016. You can listen below, or download a copy from the Internet Archive.
For the last several years, the Massachusetts Pirate Party has attended Boston's Freedom Rally. This is an important event for civil liberties, and for ending the war on drugs. It's also really festive, and a great opportunity for outreach. Once again it will be on Boston Common and this year it will be September 17th and 18th. The hours are 10am to 6pm. We're looking for volunteers to help staff our table. If you can swing by for a few hours, please "Register Now" and let us know who you are, and when you can help out. Thanks!


Whew, it's been awhile since my last entry; I've been a busy bee!
I've had renovation after renovation nonstop! Last year we completed a church that was new construction, a master bath renovation, a basement, countless color & furniture consultations, and a kitchen and sunroom renovation…I'm sure I'm missing stuff…it was a very busy year for L&L! Then, my husband shocked us all by ending the year with open-heart surgery! Literally right after returning from Northwestern (hospital) we learned we are expecting BABY #3!
So, here I am, my hubby's doing great, we've been back to work for several months and my wardrobe is getting more, um, "difficult". I decided to treat this "season" with a full closet overhaul. I've started packing away things I know will take awhile to fit back into…and my closet is somewhat empty!
I'm so busy with work these days, and I HATE shopping for maternity clothes. I pulled out my maternity clothes from my first two babies, and just cringed. I didn't feel good in those clothes the first time around…and as a close friend pointed out "I'm sure they are out of style!" haha…so I've decided to have a wardrobe stylist take care of this 'season' for me. I'm pretty picky with my clothes (surprise, surprise)…so we'll have to see how it turns out. I'll be sure to keep you posted! I've always said I'd like to design a line of clothes…but unfortunately I don't sew, and I think those two go hand-in-hand. (wink) I know what necklines look best on me, I know my best colors, I have a definite style…I'm just hoping my stylist doesn't reject me as "too high maintenance"! HA! They give you a section to "type your notes to help the stylist learn your needs"…and I kept running out of character typing space. (whoops).
-Basically, you fill out a style profile (likes & dislikes, sizes etc).
-You buy what you like & return the rest. The more you buy the more you save.
I'll let you know what I think. I scheduled my first shipment for the first week in May!
Here's the link if you want to check it out!


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Cops skip CCRB meeting as residents voice concerns about police-community relations
Deputy Inspector Melissa Eger, the commanding officer of the 122 Precinct, and Capt. Eric Waldhelm, the executive officer of the 120 Precinct, were slated to attend the CCRB meeting. The CCRB said they confirmed their attendance on Tuesday but were no shows Wednesday night. (Staten Island Advance/ Paul Liotta)
By Sydney Kashiwagi | skashiwagi@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND -- Staten Islanders came together recently in West Brighton to tell members of the Civilian Complaint Review Board about their experience with police in the North Shore area.
Some praised recent NYPD programs like the work of neighborhood coordination officers in their communities, while others called for more accountability from police in neighborhoods of color on the North Shore.
But absent from the meeting were representatives from the 120 and 122 Precincts who were invited and had been slated to attend to respond to Island residents' concerns, an omission that some board members and members of the audience found upsetting.
"Of the meetings that I attended that have been public, this is the first one that I have been to that there were no police officers represented at all, I was quite surprised," said the Island's CCRB representative Nathan Joseph, who joined the board last September.
Joseph said the officers' absence -- particularly those from the 120 Precinct -- "lends credence" to residents' complaints and issues they have within the area's precinct.
"They're just looking for courtesy and respect and by them not showing up, it really enforces that they don't respect the community that's how the community feels," Joseph said.
Deputy Inspector Melissa Eger, the commanding officer of the 122 Precinct, and Capt. Eric Waldhelm, the executive officer of the 120 Precinct, were slated to attend the CCRB meeting. The CCRB said they confirmed their attendance on Tuesday but were no shows Wednesday night.
Representatives from the CCRB said they got no word on why Eger and Waldhelm did not attend. Typically, the CCRB said officers usually attend board meetings.
After the meeting ended, a patrol vehicle could be seen outside of the doors of the West Brighton Community Center providing apparent security for the area and the event.
The NYPD has not responded to several requests for comment about why the officers did not attend Wednesday's meeting.
The CCRB meeting came as the fifth year anniversary of the death of Eric Garner on Bay Street nears next week, a death which prompted the retraining of NYPD cops on the use of excessive force and the roll out of programs like neighborhood policing and neighborhood coordination officers (NCOs) as well as body-worn cameras.
COMMENTS ON POLICE RELATIONS
But Tristan Sharpe of West Brighton said five years after Garner's death, he does not think the police-community relations have improved on Staten Island.
"Usually when you think community you think home, safety, you feel different things," Sharpe said. "When we see a lot of PD, we don't feel safe, we don't feel secure or protected, we actually feel fear, which is a big big problem," Sharpe, a black man, said.
Richenda Kramer, who lives near NYCHA's Richmond Terrace Houses, said she thinks an "enormous number of the NYPD are unconsciously racist."
As white mother of a black daughter, Kramer said her experience with local police has mostly been "negative."
"The more you put police there the more crime you're going to find and this never happens in white areas," Kramer said of her experience living near the Richmond Terrace Houses. " … I think that we really need to make an effort to try and get the community to work with the police and I don't know how to do that, but it needs to operate on a lot of different levels."
Others praised the work of local cops. Antoinette Donegan, who serves as the community coordinator of the Central Family Life Center, commended the work of NCOs at the Mariners Harbor Houses and said their work has help officers and the community better understand one another.
"I think the NCO program would work better in other neighborhoods as well," Donegan said. "It gives the officers a opportunity to meet the community hands on, get out of the car and interact with the community versus driving by and not getting an understanding of the community. It gives them a chance to get an understanding of how the community lives ... get out and just live and just enjoy and not be so afraid of the community."
CCRB HAS TROUBLE OBTAINING BODY-CAM FOOTAGE FROM NYPD
At Wednesday's meeting, the CCRB spoke about issues it has been having obtaining body-worn camera footage from the NYPD to conduct its investigations.
From March 2019 to May 2019, the CCRB said 734 requests for body worn camera recordings were not completed. Between the first and second quarters of 2019, the number of requests jumped from 14 percent to 95 percent, a 338 percent increase.
The CCRB said the NYPD blamed the backlog on an increase of Freedom of Information Law requests for body worn camera recordings.
Pryde Smith-Gilbert, the former head of the NAACP's Youth Council, recounted an incident where an officer from the 120 Precinct was accused of planting marijuana in the back seat of the black man's car when his body-worn camera turned off after his partner also searched the car and said it was clean.
Smith-Gilbert said the incident highlighted both issues with accountability around body-worn cameras and Island youths' trust in local police.
"We have these issues with the youth where they don't trust police officers and … you think cameras would help situations where students will feel more safe," Smith-Gilbert said. "But if an officer has the ability to turn off the camera and turn it back on when it's convenient for them, what can the youth feel? How can they feel safe in that moment?"
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GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Shifts Debate on Medicare, Medicaid
With election day just a little over three month away the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, got temporarily knocked off message with his selection of Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wisconsin) as his vice presidential running mate. Before his pick, Romney went after the sitting Democratic President with charges that he failed to bring the nation out of the greatest economic crisis since the great Depression. President had not brought employment to the millions of America's unemployed.
With Ryan on board the debate now has shifted to how his Budget plan (passed twice in the Republican controlled House) would reconfigure the 77 year old Social Security program along with Medicare and Medicaid. Democrats expressed glee with Obama's economic performance now being taken off the front page of nation's
Newspapers to focus on Medicare and Medicaid. GOP strategists are working hard to figure out ways to bring a calm to swing states, like Florida, with a large number of voter baby boomers and senior, who vote.
Democratic critics are zeroing in on Ryan's Medicare plan, one that would eliminate the current system where every beneficiary would get the same set of benefits, paid by collected taxes, to one that would give each person a fixed amount of money.
Ryan's plan would allow those age 54 or younger who retire to be given the government payment to be used to either purchase insurance from the private sector from an approved list or from a government-run program similar to Medicare. People would pay more out-of-pocket if they wanted to purchase a more comprehensive health plan. The federal government would regulate the participating private insurance industry, also providing more financial assistance to poor and sick. The program's eligibility age would increase from 65 to 67 by 2034.
Finally, Ryan would put the nation's Medicaid program, that provides health care to the poor and disabled, on the chopping block. Under Ryan's plan, funding would be cut by a third and the remaining federal funds would be funneled to the states as a block grant to be used at the state's discretion.
Attack Internet Video Highlights GOP Proposed Medicare Cuts
The Obama campaign moved swiftly to capitalize on the uproar over Ryan's controversial budget plan of fixing Medicare and Medicaid. At the beginning of this week the campaign released a new Internet video accusing GOP's Romney and Ryan of seeking to destroy the nation's Medicare and Medicaid programs.
This recently released campaign video, entitled "What do Floridians think about the Romney-Ryan plan to end Medicare as we know it," ties Romney firmly to his vice president's prescription of reforming two of the nation's domestic policy programs, a plan that has recently become a lightening rod, attracting political controversy.
To date over 76,479 viewers have watched the Obama campaign video on YouTube, attack the GOP Presidential contender and his running mate. Throughout the one :minute and 42 second video, five older Floridian residents expressed their concerns about the Romny/Ryan's politically-charged proposal to make draconian cuts to Medicare.
"It doesn't make sense to cut Medicare," says one older woman, who then says, "If we cut it now, what's going to happen to our middle class?" Another woman chimes in, "Medicare is a boom for senior citizens who without that would choose between food and going to a doctor."
Not a bad internet video to put a negative spin on Romney and Ryan in Florida, a key swing state where the Republican candidate will shortly visit and the site for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, on August 27, 2012.
Republicans are attempting to soften negative attacks being lobbed at the Romney camp by attacking President Obama on his huge cuts to Medicare, amounting to $716 billion, that included in his enacted 2010 Affordable Care Act. They allege that the President used the cut funds from Medicare to finance his health care reform package. Democrats have pointed out the hypocrisy of this political charge by noting that Ryan had included $700 billion in Medicare cuts in his own budget plan, many of which can be found in Obamacare, the President's landmark legislation reforming the nation's health care system.
Romney Distances Himself from Partner's Medicare Budget Fixes
Two days ago, Mitt Romney, appearing on "CBS This Morning, Romney moved to separate himself from Ryan's controversially-charged reforms to completely overhaul Medicare and Medicaid by saying that "Congressman Ryan has joined my campaign, and his campaign is my campaign now, " noting that "We're exactly on the same page."
At the Wednesday CBS News interview, when Romney was asked about Ryan's proposed Medicare cuts, he suggested that the Wisconsin Republican Congressman would support his plan which would not include huge Medicare cuts. "The president's cuts of $716 billion to Medicare, those cuts are going to be restored if I become president and Paul Ryan becomes vice president," pledged the GOP Presidential Candidate, in his first solo interview on "CBS This Morning," since he selected Ryan as his vice presidential running mate.
"My commitment is, if I become president, I'm going to restore that $716 billion to the Medicare trust fund so that current seniors can know that trust fund is not being raided and we're going to make sure – and get Medicare on track to be solvent long-term on a permanent basis," added Romney.
Domestic Programs Touching Everyone's Life
"With fewer jobs offering pensions and people struggling to save for retirement, Social Security will be even more important for younger generations," notes AARP President Rob Romasco, noting that more than one in three working households age 21 to 64 has no individual savings set aside for retirement. His comment was released last with the polling findings from a 2012 Voter Survey.
Among the findings, 59 percent of Americans polled fear that the negative effects of the economic downturn on their retirement savings will force them to rely more heavily on Social Security and Medicare — programs they are concerned that elected officials aren't doing enough to protect.
The AARP survey of voters age 50 plus also found that six in ten plan to rely on Social Security and Medicare even more due to the recent economic downturn. The same survey found that the respondents' top financial worry is prices rising faster than their income, and the overwhelming majority (91 percent) agree that the next President and Congress need to strengthen Social Security so that it is able to provide retirement security for future generations
"Last year, while politicians in Washington discussed changes like reducing the COLA as part of a backroom budget deal, AARP fought to protect Social Security. One thing we've heard consistently from our members and all older Americans is that keeping up with inflation is one of Social Security's most important features," he continued.
"It's these voices – the voices of Americans who have paid into the program – that politicians should be listening to when they consider its future," says AARP CEO A. Barry Rand, noting that his aging group has launched "You've Earned a Say," an initiative (www.earnedasay.org) to ensure that voters have factual information about the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid policy debates inside the Washington Beltway, and platform to speak out about how any proposed changes would effect them personally.
Romney's selection of Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate has now put Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid on the voter's radar screen.
Now is the time for aging baby boomer and senior voters to send a blunt message to the sitting President, his opponents Romney and Ryan, especially those Congressional candidates that you will meet at public events in the OceanState, or even at your door step when they come to personally ask for your vote. That is, political gridlock is no longer acceptable to you and that the nation's domestic policy issues must be solved through bipartisan efforts."
Meaningful legislative fixes, often derailed by "no-compromise" lawmakers should not longer be sent to Capitol Hill.
A Final Note…End the nastiness of this political campaign by educating yourself about the issues. AARP's "You've Earned a Say" will be in evidence McCoy Stadium Sunday (Aug. 19th) when the PawSox play Buffalo in a 1:05 p.m. game. Following the game, the aging group will have a booth as part of the PawSox Fan Appreciation Day. People attending the event can fill out a "You've Earned a Say" questionnaire that measures their opinions and concerns on the future of Medicare and Social Security.
Herb Weiss is a Pawtucket-based freelance writer who covers aging, health care and medical issues. He can be reached at hweissri@aol.com.
August 17, 2012 by Herb Weiss Categories: Politics | Tags: (R-Wisc), AARP, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand, AARP President Rob Romasco, AARP Voter Survey, CBS This Morning, Medicaid, Medicare, Mitt Romney, Rep. Paul D. Ryan, You Earned a Say | Leave a comment
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Samoa's Covid-19 cases declared historical
Mon, 11/30/2020 - 1:04pm
Source: RNZ Pacific
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's two positive test results of Covid-19, have been declared as historical cases and non-infectious.
A 23 year old sailor who had been working in Italy and a 70 year old man who had travelled from Australia had both produced mixed tests, including a positive result for the coronavirus.
They were on the same flight two weeks ago and both had contracted the virus in the countries they were in.
The sailor had been sick with the coronavirus in May and the older gentleman had it in August.
Blood samples for the two were sent to New Zealand last Friday and the results according to Samoa's Director General of Health, Leausa Dr Take Naseri, indicated the virus detected in their bodies were at the low end of the viral count, so they were non-infectious.
Leausa said for such cases in other countries, the people would be released to go home and self isolate, however they will keep the two individuals, and the rest of the 274 passengers that were on the same flight, in quarantine for an additional seven days.
Leausa said all front-line workers at the airport, including health staff, police and airport staff had been tested and cleared of the coronavirus.
There are no other confirmed cases in Samoa.
The government has reminded the public to follow advice for the current yellow alert level such as wearing masks, social distancing and practising good hygiene.
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2018-09-10 Mount Rainier Trip: This was a four day trip to the Mount Rainier area. Most people stayed at the National Park Inn at Longmire, but several stayed at the Cougar Campground. Each day there were hikes of varying difficulty, rain or shine. The variety included hikes above the tree line, along streams and lakes, through the tall ancient forest and a approaching glacier. The trip included mist, rain and some sun. Upon returning to the Inn each day there were happy hours each evening sharing the day's happenings. There were 32 hikers. Adele Govert and Dean Morgan coordinated the trip.


When it was announced that Colourpop was going to be carried at Sephora, I was personally really curious about how that was going to work. As a Canadian, it can be a bit of a pain to get Colourpop products since the exchange rate is pretty steep at the moment and oftentimes we have to pay duties once the products arrive. That being said, I'm actually a huge fan of the brand and I think their formulas are overwhelmingly impressive, particularly for the price point, so I was hopeful about the Sephora launch. As we all know now, the launch has been pretty sparse, but they did release a couple of palettes that are exclusive to Sephora and as soon as I saw the Colourpop Semi-Precious Eyeshadow Palette, I absolutely had to have it so I ordered it on launch day at about 7am.
For my thoughts on this palette - plus a bit of a rant about this launch - keep reading!
As you can see, while there is a slight price difference between these, but they're all pretty damn close and there isn't a correlation between higher prices and availability at Sephora. Yes, you are paying more up front for the Sephora palettes, but you're also getting quite a bit more product. And these are still an incredible value, with shadows like ABH, Urban Decay, Too Faced and Tarte all being between 3 and 5 dollars US per gram. Our of curiosity, I checked out some drugstore palettes as well. Wet N Wild, essence, e.lf. and NYX all came in a little bit cheaper than the Colourpop palettes when compared per gram. L'Oreal was pretty close in price per gram. And the Maybelline was the most expensive per gram with the City Mini Palettes coming in $2.52/g, and the new Gigi Hadid City Mini Palettes at $3.77/g.
If you'd be interested in a post breaking down the cost of popular palettes both high end and drugstore, let me know. I'm actually really interested in doing that!
Now let's just go ahead and talk about this INSANELY gorgeous palette that it worth every single penny, shall we? The Colourpop Semi-Precious Eyeshadow Palette contains 8 metallic shades in a theme based on "star stuff and celestial lights". The packaging is absolutely adorable in a sturdy cardboard palette, no mirror, with the names of the shadows printed on the back. The packaging is blue with rose gold branding and design and overall I really think it's a pretty palette. And because I seriously don't care if a palette has a mirror, because I never use palette mirrors, that absolutely doesn't bother me but it is something to note.
When it comes to the curation of this palette, I am absolutely in love. I think these are all really beautiful lid shades for different types of looks and they're all different enough that I don't feel like anything is wasted. You know those palettes where you have three or four light shimmery shades in different undertones that all look basically the same on the lid? This is absolutely not like that. These shades are all very different and show up true on the lid. I want to talk about each shade separately, because I do think there are some slight variances in formula.
This will likely be my most used shade in this palette because it's so insanely universal. It also packs a ton of glow and shows up really bright and glowy on the lid. Great formula, super pigmented and creamy.
This actually feels like a really unique shade to me. It's bright and silver, but there's a really pretty blue/lavender undertone that makes it a little more interesting for me. Like Celestial, this has a really gorgeous, creamy formula with a ton of shine.
This is one of two shades that behaves a little differently than the rest. While this is a super pigmented, amazingly bold red shade, it's a little less shiny than most of the other shades. For me, personally, I actually like that because I feel like too much shine would take away from the boldness.
This is going to be another shade that I know I'll constantly reach for. It has that bronzey tone to it, not too much copper, and even though it's deeper than Celestial it also brings a ton of shine and brightness to the lid. Again, gorgeous formula that's super pigmented and creamy.
This is the second shade in the palette that's a little less shiny like Easy Go and very much like that shade, this packs a lot of pigment a really bold shade that still has glow but isn't quite as blinding. Also, I'm obsessed with it. So pretty.
I actually used this as my lid shade in one of my first looks with this palette and it's super pretty. Though it is definitely green and maintains that on the lid, it almost behaves like a neutral because it's such a soft colour but doesn't skew too pastel. Gorgeous formula, like the others.
This is another shade that is likely to be an obsession for me. It's a pink berry shade that has a little hit of depth to it but also a lot of gorgeous shine. I love this type of shade for mauve toned eye looks as a pop on the lid, and I absolutely loved the look I created with this shadow. Formula is, again, absolutely on point.
I love that they included this more olive toned gold in this palette. I kind of hate wearing yellow gold myself, because it looks weird on my skin tone, but this kind of old gold shade is perfect. It's also, again, super bright and blingy with a great formula.
I realize that I kind of beat it death when talking about each shade, but I really love the formula of these. Easy Go and West Star do feel a little bit stiffer and show up with less shine on the lid, but they're still both a gorgeous, smooth texture with a lot of pigment to give a really bold look on the lid. Because they aren't as shiny and have that depth, they're also really perfect to pair with other shades in the palette. The rest of the shades are quite soft in the pan with a really creamy texture and they also apply with high pigment and bold colour on the lid. I was a little bit afraid that these wouldn't pick up and pack on with a brush, but I needn't have worried. Using a flat packing brush, these pick up really easily and I find I don't have to work at all to get them to transfer and show up really beautifully on the lid. Wear time has been really good on these and I haven't had any issue with creasing, though I have always worn these with eyeshadow primer so I can't say how they hold up on bare lids.
Overall, I think this is a really beautiful palette. Obviously, because it doesn't contain any mattes, this isn't going to be an all-in-one eyeshadow palette, but I think it's a phenomenal companion palette to be paired with all matte palettes or matte singles. The Colourpop pressed eyeshadow formula is incredibly impressive to me and after picking this up I actually have every intention of ordering some of the smaller palettes that Colourpop sells on their website - and hoping that Sephora will soon expand on what they offer to include a wider range of products from the brand.
If you're thinking about picking up the Colourpop Semi-Precious Eyeshadow Palette, I honestly highly recommend it. Here in Canada, it retails for $33, which is about 30% higher than the US price and is about standard as far as the price difference between US and Canada on Sephora.


Don't throw away your socks just yet.
What do you do when you find a hole on your socks? Some people will use it for covering chair leg, but many of us will simply throw it away.
I've been sewing my socks every time they got a hole. Now it's becoming my hobby. Here is the result. The two pairs of socks in the first two pictures are more than 20 years old. The socks in the third picture are my friend's. Don't get me wrong, I buy a couple of pairs every year.
These socks now look so nice and colorful. Instead of sewing the cloth, she seems to knit parts of the socks. She also posted an illustration that shows how to fix a hole in a pair of socks. Many Twitter users have showed their intention to try this out.


Sheena Carpenter was only 22 when she died in 1993 from an eating disorder. Her mother, Lynn, had been frustrated by how few resources there were to help people like Sheena.
After Sheena's death, Lynn's friends and colleagues at Sun Media were determined to honour Sheena by creating something tangible that would truly help. They met with eating disorders experts and held focus groups with potential clients and the vision for Sheena's Place began to take shape. It was to be a warm and welcoming centre providing hope and support for clients and their families. The services would be provided free of charge with no waitlist. And it would begin to bridge some significant mental health gaps in the community.
Trudy Eagan, a friend and colleague of Lynn's, worked tirelessly to secure funding, gifts in kind, tradesmen to donate their time, and others to supply furniture, carpeting and window coverings. The cause was compelling and no one said no.
Lynn Carpenter's warmth and compassion in the face of grief was at the heart of Sheena's Place. She wanted every person who walked through our doors to know they had found a place of safety, hope and support.
When Sheena's Place opened in 1996, it was a team effort involving the founders – Lynn, Trudy and Jane – members of the board and committees, donors, group facilitators, volunteers and staff. Those who followed over the years in these roles have worked hard and with great heart to uphold the original vision and mission.
We are grateful to the donors whose generous contributions ensure that Sheena's Place and our life-saving programs continue, free of charge. We look forward to a day when there is no longer a need for Sheena's Place. Until then, our doors will stay open for the men and women who come to us so that we can help them discover their light and shine it in the world.