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Kim Kardashian Wants Us to Give Her Travel Tips When She Visits Malaysia!
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We've bumped into famous international celebs in Malaysia in the past, like that one time when former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger stopped by a KFC outlet in Johor to grab a post-show snack and now, it looks like we might rub shoulders with one of the most popular Kardashians in the future!
That's because American TV personality, socialite and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian recently told NST that she would love to visit Malaysia one day.
No need to fly all the way to Los Angeles because Kim K is coming to us!
She told the daily over a phone interview,
"I would love to come over to Malaysia, it would be a dream of mine."
Of course, since she is now married to rapper Kanye West and blessed with two adorable children, Saint and North West, the trip will include the whole fam!
"We (Kim and her family) definitely have to plan that, I've heard it's a beautiful country. And I love going to places I've never been to before."
"I'll write that down for our next family vacation," she said.
Source: people
Since she's never been to our beautiful country, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians (KUWTK) star will definitely need our suggestions on places to visit when she comes over.
"You guys have to show me where to find the best food and the best spots to visit, it will be the best trip ever," she added.
Source: et online
So, if you'd like to help Kim and her family out with some ideas, feel free to DM her on one of her many social media accounts! Hopefully she'll be keen to try some of our local delicacies or if she's more adventurous, perhaps the highly-raved nasi lemak burger?
Don't forget to take a #selfie with her if you do spot her!
Also read: Nicole Scherzinger Performs for Johor Royal Newlyweds, Goes to KFC with Police Escort
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I will survive. Hey hey."
Since my last entry I have been pondering the content of my blog - especially the posts regarding where I am at; my head space. Some of my posts make me cringe. I haven't survived all I've had in my life to be a weak, blubbering mess on a blog.
And so with this post, I aim to offer the other side of Myst - the every day side of me IRL.
I don't cry all the time. In fact I smile. And laugh. Alot. I work from home these days which enables me to both work and care for my son who is four and be here when both of them are sick or during school holidays.
My parents and one sister live within 10 minutes drive. The other lives in London which is hard for all of us because we miss her so much. However, we get to cherish our time together more when she is here because it is special now.
I have an awesome husband who has been through his own crap in life as a child. He is a survivor of childhood neglect. Parenting has been difficult for him at times because he never had a platform from which to grow. But you wouldn't know this to see him with our kids. He is a fabulous father - he does so much for them and our kids love their Daddy.
Although our kids know about Amber, we don't talk about it every day. My other daughter Noodle is 8 and goes to a great little school. She loves snakes, lizards, crocodiles - basically anything reptilian in nature. Australian much?! Noodle is very passionate about animals, the environment and children who don't have as much as she does. She also loves technology and currently loves playing her DS or on Daddy's computer when allowed.
Dude is four and is gorgeous (well they both are). His nature has the girls (some as old as 60 odd) swooning for him already. A gentle soul, he loves his sister's dresses and currently swaps between being super-man, Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty and a fairy in a pink dress. He is very much a Mama's boy at the moment and I love every second of it.
We are in the middle of organising ourselves for our big move across the ditch - meaning from Australia to New Zealand. As with most things in my life, I am defying the trend and moving against the flow. This is my husband's choice as much as mine. There is so much to do; so much to organise - like what to do with our car, when to get the removalists in, what to take, what to get rid of and whether or not we can sell anything. This is at times, a rather large headache!
Weekends see us enjoying a quiet sojourn at home recovering from the week or at the beach or one of several favourite parks. It is all fairly normal stuff. And the house (rather, I should say, the shoe box) is often filled with laughter amongst the squabbling and noise of children. Again, normal.
When I look at my every day life, it shows I have survived. It hasn't been easy, and I don't do well some days - in fact some days, things get damn right ugly. But those days are not my life. They don't define me. I am not a crazy, wrist - cutting, unstable freak. But I am a mother whose child was taken and there is nothing in this world that can take that pain away. So we do what we can. We survive the best we can.
Lately, I would say, I have done more than survive, I am living again... albeit with difficulty at times. I am enjoying craft again - when we were in Belgium last year, I purchased a very difficult cross-stitch kit for expert/advanced stitchers - I am only intermediate. But I am enjoying the challenge. I also just finished creating the photo books of our trip.
For the first time ever, I am also making plans for my future and for the kids. Up until last year, I could barely see beyond the next week and thinking more than 6 months ahead was exhausting and painful. Because always, in the back of my mind, was the question of how Amber would fit into my life and the possibility she wouldn't. Now I know I cannot change that and I am living anyway.
So, there you have it. This week is not a good week for me as there are things going on I cannot blog about here. But it is making life really miserable. Despite this, I am hanging onto the blessings I do have and sharing them here to take the focus off the pain and anguish I always blog about. Part of the reason I don't like to blog about the good side of my life is I feel I am sending out the wrong message - as in, if I look okay then what happened was okay and it is okay to inflict this on another mother. I also feel guilty about being happy sometimes, as if it is somehow betraying Amber - because how can a mother 'give away her baby' and then carry on with her life?
Of course that isn't what happened... but it is how I have sometimes felt in the past. I am trying to change that now - to show that depsite the evil that happened, I am a survivor. What happened was wrong and it will never be okay or right. But I am holding my head high anyway.
I am a survivor. And I will survive this. But I will do it the way I need to and sometimes that may appear as if I am not coping. But I am.
I have reached this place in my life too. I understand that when we blog about our pain it may appear that we do nothing else but grieve. Please don't cringe when you read those old blog posts. They will help others who read them when have those same feelings.
Reunion is not what I expected it to be. We had to readjust our expecations and basically go on as the people we are now and not the people we were then. It feels kind of disloyal at times but we did survive and life is for the living. Hope you move goes well.
Hi :) Thank you for visiting and for your comment!
I know I will survive, Myst, after all that has happened, but I do admit that I am getting tired. I figured we would be farther along with adoption reform when I started this long journey, in the mid Seventies, seven years after my daughter was born, but we have not come far yet at all in the States.
Yes, it is tiring to have people say, don't you have any other interests? Well of course we do. It just happens that our loss is the main story of our loves.
You are so right Lorraine! I do hope you will see the changes you hope for, have strived and worked for so long to get - I hope the work the mothers and adoptees started in Australia will eventually have a domino effect and combined with the hard work you have put in, might just be enough to tip the balance to see that change. I am also hoping for that in New Zealand who operates more like the USA in its practises.
And I agree - it is very tiring when people assume we are just adoption. We are not - despite the loss that affects our lives and I think for any of us to operate and hold our heads high is a real mark of courage and survival. Being brave is not always easy!


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1.) Seeing Jack working at 5:30 a.m. with his headlamp (and realizing he'd been up and working since around 3:00 a.m.) No wonder he surpassed his goal of 20,000 words!
2.) Hearing that Eleanor received an email from an editor of a Big 5 publisher who is anxious to read more of her manuscript that her agent sent.
3.) Wearing pajamas and slippers for 3 days.
4.) Meeting with the locals.
5.) Listening to attendees say they can't wait to sign up for next year's retreat.
6.) Watching everyone crush their goals. We collectively wrote over 89,000 words and edited over 500 pages. Wow!
7.) Taking in the scenery.
8.) Having Jack slave in the kitchen on the last morning making a breakfast feast for everyone.
10.) Soaking up the amazing, creative energy generated by 14 incredible writers!
October 14-17, 2018 for our next retreat!
A huge congrats to Jack, Eleanor, and everyone else who attended the Writing Retreat.
Cheering for you from my lowly altitude of 5,003 feet--your friendly neighborhood Member Liaison.
April, your post has made me wish I could have attended the NCW Retreat! Maybe another one in the spring? Please?


A few days ago, over at the 33 1/3 blogspot, John Mark posted a link to an article about performance artist Genesis P-Orridge (second from left on the TG album cover), once and present member of the band Throbbing Gristle, and, in the 1980s, the co-founder of Psychic TV. While the article makes rather explicit the masochistic aspects of P-Orridge's being, his tale is thoroughly Gnostic in its underpinnings (e.g., the conviction of an incomplete and/or inadequate Self that can be overcome by the union with one's "lost" half or twin; the fundamental distrust of the material world; body hatred; and so on). His quest for identicalness can be understood, in one way, as an attempt to reassure one's unstable sense of identity through the display of that self-image in the identical image of an Other. But as I read his story, I also found myself thinking of the Frankenstein myth of a body cobbled together with incongruous parts, but also a modern revision of that puissant myth, Pierre Jeunet's ALIEN: RESURRECTION and the image of the cloned but strangely androgynous body of Ripley, the successfully manufactured eighth clone in a series of failed attempts.
Only one filmmaker could possibly translate the strange story recounted in that article into a film: David Cronenberg. Think of Cronenberg's films such as DEAD RINGERS (the perverse relationship between the identical twins Beverly and Elliot Mantle, which culminates in their catastrophic re-imagining of themselves as Siamese Twins), THE FLY (the Brundlefly hybrid), CRASH (the masochistically linked couple immersed in the delirium of a Folie à deux), and M. BUTTERFLY (a revision of Balzac's Sarrasine with its focus on the highly ambiguous gender identity of Song Lilling, as s/he vacillates precariously between female masquerade and femininity). In DEAD RINGERS, the Mantle twins' desire to merge into one another is similar Seth Brundle's aspiration at the conclusion of THE FLY, to splice his genetic material with the DNA of Veronica and their unborn child in order to create a male/female/fly/offspring hybrid—"Brundlefly." This same aspiration for a hybrid form is referred to in the article, and in P-Orridge' s writings, by the neologism pandrogeny—"There is no reason to accept anymore what was once a God-given form. People can now choose to be even more fictional," writes Genesis P-Orridge in an article available here. What is fascinating in his remarks is his reconceptualization of what, in Jungian psychology, is called the quest for individuation (psychological differentiation, the development of the individual personality). Normally individuation involves a subject striving for a life that is meaningful, complete, noble, good, and so on. But in the aforementioned essay and elsewhere (a lengthy interview, in parts, with P-Orridge on these topics is available on youtube here), he recasts individuation as the biological transformations enabled by or through technology—as does Seth Brundle, as well as many of the protagonists in Cronenberg's male melodramas.


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#gamergate hypocrisy irony alert reddit
#Gamergaters applaud hiring of fake gamer as Breitbart Tech editor
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Milo Yiannopoulos, not playing video games, possibly auditioning for The Cure
So right-wing garbage site Breitbart has apparently decided to pander to the angry gamer demo even more explicitly with the launch of Breitbart Tech, "a brand new vertical dedicated to coverage of tech, gaming, and web culture." Naturally, they've tapped the unlovely and ungracious Milo Yiannopoulos, Gamergate panderer par excellence, for editor.
Yesterday Milo went to the KotakuInAction subreddit, one of Gamergate's main hubs, to announce the good news.
One Puckish Redditor gave Milo a little pop quiz to test his knowledge of technology and gaming. Milo, well, failed it.
One might presume that such an obvious fake gamer would quickly be hounded from the business by an angry Gamergate mob.
But, nah, someone explained all the answers to Milo and the regulars went on celebrating Milo's new gig.
Because it's all about ethics in knowing absolutely nothing about video games.
H/T — r/ShitRedditSays
Tags #gamergate, breitbart, hypocrisy, Milo Yiannopoulos, reddit
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EJ (The Other One)
@Orion:
I think Dodom meant that when dating kinky men, it's a thing they expect to have occur in the bedroom. If there are any clubs which mandate anal sex as a condition of attendance, I'm not aware of them.
Snowberry
I will say that in my attendance of kink events, most of them have been in vetted environments – I.e. you can't get in unless you're already well known and trusted, or know someone in the community who will vouch for you, or if you meet with the hosts of a particular event in advance to see if they consider you trustworthy enough to give you a chance. I don't know what non-vetted environments are like, but my experiences are nothing like VOoT and Dodom are describing. And locally, at least, it seems safer and more respectful than some of the other people seem to be implying.
…Correction, meant to say "I don't know what non-vetted environments are commonly like" because the only one I've been to was a kink convention, which you have to pay a lot of money to get into, so I would imagine that would weed out most of the casual creep/abuser types.
I was happy when Max Hardcore went to prison
Just noticed this, and: no. No no no no no no no. I don't think anyone should go to prison for obscenity, because "I know it when I see it" is not an acceptable way to decide who to lock up. There is no way for a publisher to know in advance whether a jury will find a given film to be obscene, and I don't think it's just to imprison someone who didn't willfully break the law. If we must punish obscenity, then it should be sufficient to confiscate the profits and issue an injunction.
Max Hardcore (real name Paul F. Little, apparently, according to wikipedia) was sent to prison for the wrong crime; what he actually did was commit rape on camera repeatedly. Let us be clear on that. The fact that the court chose not to prosecute him for that is a travesty; the fact that they only gave him a two-year sentence is a travesty, and the fact that the docket said "obscenity" instead of "sexual assault" is a sad indictment of the sort of society we live in. However, if that's the only charge that was forthcoming, then that's vastly better than nothing.
I accept your argument that obscenity laws are in principle a bad idea; but I feel that in this case they were used acceptably, that is as a stopgap where the court didn't bring other charges and it would have been a greater miscarriage of justice to bring no charges at all.
Virtually Out of Touch
EJ thanks for those sex-negative links. I skimmed over both and will read them thoroughly later when I have time. One thing that bothers me about the term "sex positive" is that it was coined in response to feminists who were not anti-sex per se, but anti porn and prostitution industries. So being anti-sex industry means one is automatically anti-sex or sex negative? Appearanlty some people thought so!
While you're probably right about porn driving the demand for anal sex, particularly among teens (and this IS a concern, because we're talking unrealistic expectations among the very young and inexperienced, not to mention a huge distortion caused by purity culture), the adult-diaper thing is way off. I know oodles of gay guys, and none of them are in diapers, even though pretty much all of them have done butt stuff at some point, if they're not doing it on the regular (and have been for many years). The anal sphincter, like the vagina, is made of muscle. It doesn't stay stretched. It bounces back. If this were a serious issue among them, don't you think they'd issue a public health warning about it, as they did about unprotected sex and AIDS? Yet, oddly, there is none. Hmmm. What does that tell you?
My concerns about getting the poops during butt stuff are a slightly different matter — IBS is triggered by certain foods (such as legumes, very hot peppers, or anything with a lot of fibre). Mine also acts up when my period is at its crampiest. And I suspect it can also be triggered by penetration, which is why I don't want to risk that. I'm not, however, afraid of ending up permanently in diapers, and I think that concern is way overblown, not to mention way silly. (And yes, more than a little homophobic, so cut that out.)
Bina | October 30, 2015 at 9:32 am
" Merely the act of *having* boundaries, to some people, seems to be an invitation to violate them."
– But those types are usually very firm about their own personal boundaries!
" But yeah. He didn't understand that boundaries are not about a "lack of trust", as he often kvetched. And when I countered that he was being extremely inconsiderate, he didn't seem to pony that at all."
– I dated this one guy for six months who one day hinted at anal. He was flying out to spend the weekend with me so I borrowed a dildo. That night when we were involved I pulled it out. He was like "whats that?" I said you, "you wanted anal sex, bend over" He got angry. I mean ANGRY. Later that week I dumped him because I hate the attitude. The attitude is " I watch anal porn and my conception of it is doing it to a woman, not having that woman do it to me, because…. because….I don't know why actually." NOT ON MY WATCH!
This is the same guy who in the beginning of the relationship said it was not natural or realistic to expect monogamy from men, especially in long distance relationships. When I employed the PUA tactic of "agree and amplify" and said "Great! I'm so happy you and I are on the same page about seeing other people " he started nervously stammering and backtracked.
Men don't like to be players in their own game.
Here's how that comment was supposed to read:
Thanks for those sex-negative links. I skimmed over both and will read them thoroughly later when I have time. One thing that bothers me about the term "sex positive" is that it was coined in response to feminists who were not anti-sex per se, but anti porn and prostitution industries. So being anti-sex industry means one is automatically anti-sex or sex negative? Appearanlty some people thought so!
Sorry, I copy, paste and then forget to edit out the parts I'm not addressing.
PS: EJ, I saw doc about Max. He insists everything was always consensual. Where is the scoop on his raping people? This is another problem with "consent" that the sex neg links you linked for me attempts to address.
Trigger warning: description of sexual assault.
I've seen one of his films, back when I was a less good person. It featured a young lady being violated while pleading for him to stop and physically trying to get him to cease (including fighting for breath whilst to being unable to talk due to oral penetration.) I am told that his films weren't scripted, meaning that this was something that simply happened in front of the camera and was then edited, cut and published.
I defy anyone to tell me that that is either consensual, responsible or acceptable. The fact that the actress chose not to make a criminal complaint is neither here nor there.
EJ,
Okay, that's good to know. I checked his Wikipedia page to find out why he went to prison and, shamefully, rape allegations weren't mentioned. I would still be in favor of repealing obscenity laws, because putting him away for 2 years isn't enough to justify the costs of such laws, but if that's the tool the prosecutor had, I guess it makes sense that they used it.
Well in the doc he said those types of scenes were all consensual. See this is why I am anti-porn. The viewers just never knows for sure what's really going on. That's the nature of the industry.
Snowberry,
I've been to was a kink convention, which you have to pay a lot of money to get into, so I would imagine that would weed out most of the casual creep/abuser types.
I wouldn't. It seems to me that you're falling victim to something akin to the assumption that the typical rapist is a dark-alley attacker. In this case, your assumption is that rape is committed by full-time rapists who have no other reason to be where they are.
If I were raped at a science-fiction convention, I would not assume that I was attacked by a non-nerd infiltrator who had bought a pass solely to look for victims. I would assume that my attacker was a big fan of sci-fi, bought the ticket in hopes of getting his books signed by a favorite author, and then decided to commit rape when an opportunity arose. Similarly, if I were raped at a kink convention, I would assume that my attacker probably really was there to take rope classes and socialize with other male doms, groom female subs, or throw popcorn at the screen at the bad movie night.
@Virtually:
I suspect Little may have a shaky outlook on what constitutes consent. "She agreed to it beforehand without knowing what was going to happen" and "she accepted the money and didn't make a fuss afterwards, knowing that her career might be ruined if she did" may well be, to him, an ironclad defence.
I'm confused. So, the mostly-vanilla MRAish guys which supposedly attend BDSM events in order to pick up submissive women to "break"… the ones which some of the people on this thread seem to think are a big thing… are they the equivalent of a "dark alley-attacker" or not? That would considerably affect my interpretation of this statement.
Just the opposite. I'm saying that it's tempting but misguided to assume the threat comes from unenlightened or mostly-vanilla interlopers. In many cases the abusers or rapists are leaders and core members of the community. If I got attacked at a kink convention, I wouldn't assume that my attacker had bought a ticket just for the chance to assault me. I would assume that he was there to hang out with his friends, take a workshop, and get a book signed by a favorite author, but he took the opportunity to assault when it came up. In civilian life we like to think that assault is committed by strangers in alleys; in kink life we like to think that it's committed by fakes, interlopers, and the unenlightened, but the truth is that in both cases assault and abuse tends to be committed by our friends and by familiar faces.
This touches on a longer post I need to make addressed to EJ, which I don't have time to make now. Basically, I think our disagreement about fetish porn comes down to definition more than to data. You seem to want to draw a bright line between authentic kinksters and vanilla/mainstream/chudwah appropriators; I'm not certain that's useful or possible.
I'm going to interpret that as "they are, and they're neither common nor the real threat". Because answering "are they or are they not" with "the opposite" followed by an answer to a different question entirely is how you make things clear as mud.
Whats the meaning chudwah?!
I'll go back and look for it but the other day on Return of Kings some dude commented that he joined a BDSM community because he thought it was the only place in modern day America where he could find a submissive, non-feminist woman!!! He said he left the community eventually because, according to him, the women in it were, and I quote, "crazy".
"BDSM grew out of the conflation of two scenes, the gay leather S&M scene and the straight femdom B&D prostitution scene, neither of which matter nowadays because the internet happened and swept all the Old Guard stuff away. (A lot of gay leather people are pissed about that, incidentally, and see it as appropriation of their space and crowding them out. "
Interesting. Many Radfems feel the same way about sex-pos liberal feminism and LGBT politics.
"It featured a young lady being violated while pleading for him to stop and physically trying to get him to cease (including fighting for breath whilst to being unable to talk due to oral penetration.)"
For the life of me I can't imagine anyone being aroused by seeing such a thing. I can't imagine anyone being anything but disgusted and sad, feeling deep empathy for the victim and rage at the perpetrator.
Snowberry — Sorry about the confusion. Honestly, it was a bad analogy and at this point I'd just like to retract it. Your latest comment mostly captures what I was trying to say, but let me just try explaining myself without analogies. In kink spaces, one runs into two types of abusive men. The first are outsiders or newcomers who have popped in expecting the scene to work like their porn, or the portrayal of BDSM on mainstream TV, or their own personal patriarchal mythology. They tend to discover quickly that the scene is not what they expected it to be, and disappear, but they're common enough that a few are underfoot at any given time. The second are well-known insiders who use the connections, status, and goodwill they've built up over time to groom victims and cover up their misbehavior. Their pattern is pretty similar to the way that men with status in any subculture use it to facilitate abuse, but with the added benefit that kink by its nature makes allegations of abuse more difficult to prove.
Every insider starts as an outsider, so abusers of the first time can transition over time into abusers of the second type. I wouldn't say that either is uncommon, or that either is "the real threat." I'd say that both have to be taken seriously, but that I make a point of emphasizing the risk of insider abuse because it is very tempting to shift blame to outsiders.
"But if you look at the subsection of kinksters who are heterosexuals in female submissive relationships, you find both sensible feminists, but also unreconstructed patriarchs, or people who profess to believe in political equality but insist that female submission is human nature."
"The first are outsiders or newcomers who have popped in expecting the scene to work like their porn, or the portrayal of BDSM on mainstream TV, or their own personal patriarchal mythology."
– Hello Return of Kings commentor rand other Manospherians "dabbling" in the "scene".
Oh yeah. Did anyone else here catch the Lifetime Movie "The Secret Life of a Single Mom" and its portrayal of BDSM?
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@Orion: I meant privately. Using classifieds, or meeting someone and finding out they were interested. Small sample because that's something one quits after only so many tries.
Apologies. A chudwah is a Clueless Heterosexual Dominant-Wannabe; that is, a man who has no interest in the kink scene and its mores, but is merely there because he believes it's a good place to pick up sexually experimental women. The term dates from the late 90s, I believe, and is a conflation of several terms from other subcultures which are familiar with such people: "clueless" among goths, "hetboy" from gay culture, and "wannabe" because it was the 90s.
As Orion points out, such people do get underfoot. They seldom remain, but are numerous enough that there are normally one or two at any time. There are also female equivalents but while irritating, they're seldom as harmful (or else people are patriarchal enough to see them as a good thing.)
The RoK commenter you've mentioned sounds like exactly that: coming in under mistaken impressions, with no interest in kink except using it to dupe women into sleeping with him, and then puzzled when it turns out that his shit wasn't welcomed with open arms.
"There are also female equivalents but while irritating, they're seldom as harmful (or else people are patriarchal enough to see them as a good thing.)"
Patriarchal enough? Then the female equivalent must not be a Dom.
The Lifetime Movie Network tried to ride on the heels of 50 Shades and came up with this;
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I don't want to butt into somebody else's conversation unwanted, but I've recently joined the kink scene myself and I'm very fascinated by the whole thing (on an academic as well as erotic level!), and I'm personally trying to reconcile my interest in the scene with my feminist beliefs, so this is all very interesting to me. But i am still a newbie, so keep that in mind.
One thing I've noticed from browsing around fetlife and elsewhere is that in D/s pairings (hetero, homo, male or female dom alike) these folks sure are sentimental. It's very odd for someone who isn't accustomed to the blending of BDSM concepts and romance the way people can describe submission/domination/sadism/masochism as not just fetishes but as profoundly romantic expressions of love. To many, beating your partner is not an act of violence; it is an act of worship and devotion. Allowing yourself to be beaten is not a self-loathing or miserable thing; it is a way of connecting profoundly with the person you love. Acting out a scene is a demonstration of your trust and devotion to one another. It's extremely difficult to understand if you're not into that kind of thing, but when you experience it, it's very powerful. So I think watching from the outside as someone is flogged or something may be disturbing to some, and they may think they are seeing something oppressive or cruel or violent when both participants are actually connecting on a very emotional level. So that is the first thing to keep in mind when we are talking about the politics of BDSM; the power exchange is not one-sided, and it is not simple, and it is not (when it is done properly) about harming someone.
Secondly, while I agree that there are very angry and dangerous people that use kink as a cover (look up the Jian Ghomeshi scandal, for example) for abuse, it is also important to recognize what a big and hotly discussed issue that is in the community. There are vanilla men (and women) who are angry and abusive too, and while it is protested often in feminist spaces, it is not part of the mainstream conversation as much as it is a part of the conversation in the kink community. Consent is a big deal in BDSM. Abuse is a big deal in BDSM. Any practitioner worth their salt has spent a good long time thinking, talking, and reading about these concepts. And while I think it's very true that abusive people do slip by without being called out sometimes, it is still not a permissible or ignored part of the culture by any means. The dominant attitude that I have observed within the community is one of respect and care.
Lastly, I think that it is kind of exclusionary and hetero/cisnormative to reduce the discussion of BDSM to a male/female oppression dynamic. There are gay couples who practice power exchange. There are lesbian couples who practice power exchange. There are straight couples who practice femdom, and there are couples of all orientations who switch. Now, of course we can't just pretend that the culture we live in, with all its problems, doesn't affect us, which is why fem subs push a very uncomfortable button for many of us, particularly feminists. But any time I start to feel that discomfort or worry that this practice conflicts with my beliefs (which I take very seriously) I have to remind myself of the wider picture of the community; power exchange is not the same things as systemic oppression; otherwise femdoms, switches, and gay D/s couples could not exist.
I'm no expert in BDSM so this might seem a little flaky. I've mentioned on here several times about my father's abusive relationship with my mother being motivated by patriarchism, and the religious upbringing of my mother taught her to tolerate it. Any violence committed against her, and myself as a child was framed in such a way as it was 'discipline' rather than abuse, therefore an act of love. When I was older, my father used to encourage me to fight back, and I did not know why at the time. I have been discussing this recently with a friend, who is an older man who has worked in mental health and as a prison nurse for over 40 years, and also has experience of the kink scene, as his ex wife was into it (and eventually left him for a Dom)
This friend believes that my father wanted an S&M relationship, and was excited by adrenaline, he got very psyched by fighting and enjoyed being hit or kicked in the nether regions. I knew my father was an abuser, but never saw it as sexual until now, since he did not do any actual sexual acts to me. It was mostly outbursts of anger and aggression, and goading me and my mother to become aggressive towards him.
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Australian economy now among the world's strongest
by Freya Petersen
As economies across Europe sputter, Australia's has produced an "exceptional result" for its treasurer Wayne Swan (recently rated the world's best, incidentally).
Gross domestic product increased by 1 % in the September quarter -- the second consecutive quarter of solid growth -- placing the resource-rich country among the top-5 performing industrialized nations. Only the economies of China (2.3 %), US (2 %) and Japan (1.5 %) grew by more.
Australia's was the only advanced economy to weather the global downturn without entering recession. Construction and mining were the main drivers of Australia's quarterly GDP growth, adding 0.4 and 0.3 percentage points respectively, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham was quoted as saying: "I think these figures show that the Australian economy is still in pretty good shape, and that's reflected in the fact that we've got strong GDP growth in the third quarter. It's been supported by very strong growth in mining investment, and there are some divergences in sectors and states, but overall, the economy's still doing well."
Swan, meantime, said the figures showed that Australia was better placed than most to face a turbulent global economy.
"Today's figures are an exceptional outcome, particularly at a time when most economies are struggling to grow at all and are suffering mass unemployment," Swan told in Canberra.
His political opponents, however, questioned why "the world's best treasurer" -- so named by distinguished magazine Euromoney "for his careful stewardship of Australia's finances and economic performance, both during and since the global financial crisis" -- managed to drive the country's finances further into the red.
Andrew Robb, from News reported, said that "it 'beggars belief' that with the economy growing so strongly, government debt increased by $ 26 bn and the budget deficit blew out by a further $ 15 bn".
Swan's response? Swan said such talk was just "silly" and he wished the opposition would stop talking the economy down.
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David Paulson needs to lay off the bong water
Brian Griffiths
on July 2, 2008 at 9:12 pm
David Paulson is either or drugs or has completely lost his mind:
It's not every day that the state Democratic Party's communication director and one of Maryland's most prominent Republicans agree on a party's political fortunes. But after former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele told a crowd of Republicans that "the Republican brand quite frankly sucks," David Paulson emailed PolitickerMD.com to express his empathy for Steele's idea.
"I don't disagree with Michael Steele on his low opinion of the Republican brand – it's in the toilet for a lot of reasons," Paulson wrote in an email to PolitickerMD.com. "But Republicans who think they only have a branding problem are fooling themselves. This isn't a public relations problem. This is a public trust problem."….
…"Andy Harris is just more of the same – all talk and no action, especially when it comes to gas prices," Paulson wrote to PolitickerMD.com. "If Harris is so concerned with gas taxes why didn't he sponsor a bill as a state senator? He has even failed to officially request that any action be taken now. Proof once again that Harris (sic) all talk and no action."
Paulson concluded the email by criticizing Republicans even further: "Republican hypocrisy is not a branding problem. It's more like we-can't-believe-you-because-we-don't-trust-you problem."
I mean, wow.
The Democrats in this country and this state have repeatedly found themselves to be either under some sort of cloud involving shoes, involving money stored in freezers, involving shady land deals, involving undisclosed employers, involving State Senators with drugs, involving unsafe vehicles on the road, accepting bribes, nepotism at the state and county levels, firing political appointees after spending millions to investigate Ehrlich doing the same, appointing lobbyists to patronage gigs, and nominating a pre-packaged walking, talking scandal waiting to happen for President.
And David Paulson thinks that Republicans are hypocrites that can't be trusted. He needs to either get a mental examination, or he needs to lay off whatever substances he is currently using. Because nobody can be as self-deluded as he is.
It's true Republicans that have a branding problem for their inability to follow their principles while governing at the national level. But I'd say we look pretty good standing next to the chain gang wandering the streets under the label of the Maryland Democratic Party these days….
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Cebu Integrated Resort - Isla dela Victoria will soon rise in SRP, Cebu as John Gokongwei will invest to make a dream come true resort for Cebuano.
John Gokongwei, who is not just a self-made billionaire but also a fellow Cebuano, has agreed to invest 18 Billion pesos into a 80,000 square meter world-class integrated development that includes restaurants, bars, a mall, convention center, casino, park, theatre, and no less than 3 hotels.
All of this at no cost to the City. In fact, in exchange for a 50 year lease of the land, the City will own 10% of all profits made for the entire duration. After this, when the lease expires, the Cebuanos will own not just 10%, but EVERYTHING on the property.
The 18B being spent is not going to the government, it is going to the economy of Cebu. This is 18 Billion that goes to the construction workers, suppliers, security guards, truck drivers, electricians, and carpenters who will make the pictures you see here become reality. And after it's done, there will be 5,000 new jobs waiting for the Cebuanos.
This development will be called Isla dela Victoria, named after Jojo dela Victoria, a Cebuano who died protecting our waters from dynamite fishermen. Isla dela Victoria will put the spotlight on the SRP. It will be accessible by sea taxi directly from Mactan Airport. It will be the hub for the ferries and cruise ships that will come, and for the seaplane airline that is already there. It will be the shining beacon of the Visayas.
Unlike a land sale, this not a one time deal. We will get 10% for 50 years. And after that, long after I'm gone, the Cebuanos will OWN everything. We built the SRP for only 2,000 per square meter. Today, it stands at 100,000 plus. Imagine the property value of the SRP after another 50 years of development. One day, perhaps even less than 50 years from now, we will be able to afford to put every Cebuano through college.


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Old Westy vs. New Westy: Mrs. Urner-Berry '81
By Alice Tao '24
Mrs. Nancy Urner-Berry, one of the first girls to attend Westminster, was a member of the class of 1981. She now remains a valuable faculty member. Let's hear about her experience during the 'Old Westy Era' compared to her experience now. We discussed everything from 20th-century food to dress code. Enjoy!
Can you describe your experience at Westy in the late 1970s?
I was a day student from Granby, and I came here in my fifth form year. There were very few new students in our class, and we had smaller classes in Baxter, our old academic center. I especially enjoyed my math and chemistry classes, hence the reason I teach them now. I came soon after girls were admitted, but it didn't feel like we were new on campus. I felt that in just a couple of years, they got girls really well integrated into student life. However, there were fewer girls' sports teams. I don't believe there were always JV teams for every sport. You could easily be a tri-varsity athlete or get cut and go to track. Also, I stayed away from the smoking area, haha!
How was the food back then compared to now? What has been your all-time favorite?
There was no such thing as a salad bar. They did have the hard ice cream, which has always been a highlight. The food itself, I don't believe, was really yummy. I remember when you went through the serving line, you would get desserts first. Desserts were always either pudding or yellow cake with frostings on top. There wasn't anything as interesting as what we offer now. We also had a soda machine so I would always get sodas during meals. There was definitely no General Tsao's chicken!
In terms of modern Westy, I love the food here. The little salads and roasted vegetables are my favorites. I still like the ice cream and the chocolate chip cookies, and I think they do delicious soups. My favorite meal ever would be the fajitas or chips and guac. It is just so yummy.
How was the dress code when you were here as a student?
The dress code was really hard. We had Sunday Chapels, so you had to have a suit or a fancy dress. For classroom dress, it was a blazer with pants, and you were required to wear the blazer. There were also strict requirements for what you could wear even on your own time, like going to games, walking downtown, or being around campus on a Saturday. We couldn't wear ripped jeans or inappropriate t-shirts. I remember it being polos for the boys. Overall, it was pretty strict. I found the old W book with all the details and you can see it down below!
What were the dorms like?
When I was here, there were the old Andrew's and the old Alumni, which was a girls' dorm for a long time. The first boarding girls went into the old Andrew's, and there are plenty of good reasons why that building no longer exists. It was not very homey: cinder blocks everywhere and a lot of worn rugs.
What did downtown Simsbury look like?
There was no Starbucks. There was no Popover. There was no CVS. There was no Sarah's Nails. I don't remember ever walking downtown, but day students did have cars, and we would go out to restaurants on route 44. They were good times!
What activities and student organizations did you have?
We had very active Newspaper and drama programs. So, there were a lot of plays. Although I never did a play, I was in the chamber choir. There was a barn where you could build your own kayaks to go in the Farmington river.
What was your most memorable moment both as a student and a teacher?
As a student, my most memorable moment would be an instance at the Lawn Ceremony. Once you signed the book, you had to smoke a peace pipe. I was not very experienced at that, so I just coughed and choked my way through the ceremony. It was not fun. As a teacher, my most memorable moment would be when students pranked us on April Fool's day. Someone brought their sheep from home and put it on the sixth-form lawn. That was pretty funny.
Why did you choose to come back as a faculty member?
I chose to come back because it's fun to work with teenagers. They are very entertaining, really. When you look at it as an adult, you are like wow, did they really just do that? Did they really just make that decision? And then you remember oh yea, they have a teenage brain. All jokes aside, truthfully, it is really fun, and I love spending time with intelligent, dedicated, and determined students. It makes me so happy to see them grow! I also love having the summer off to do other things. For example, going back to school and being a student myself again. Having the opportunity to continue learning is amazing.
What would be your advice for current students after you've lived it?
Well, the college process is very different today. I would say try to enjoy your classes more and not stress so much over the grades. But, as I said, the college process has changed, and I understand it's not always realistic. There are many more great colleges out there that students probably aren't aware of, and they are all going to find a college that fits them best and have an amazing experience.


The track serves as "a musical counterweight" to xenophobia, Lin-Manuel Miranda has said.
Lin-Manuel Miranda premiered the music video for "Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)," a song off "The Hamilton Mixtape," on Wednesday.
While the mixtape features an all-star roster of rappers and pop stars covering and reinterpreting songs from Miranda's hit Broadway musical "Hamilton," this is the first video to drop.
The song features verses by some of Miranda's favorite rappers from around the world: K'naan is Somali-Canadian and Residente is Puerto Rican. Riz MC is British-Pakistani and Snow Tha Product is Mexican-American. The song's title references one of the most repeated lines from the song "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)" ― and probably from the entire musical.
Just days after the Supreme Court approved a tempered version of President Trump's "muslim ban," the video's message rings loud and clear. Its lyrics and visuals powerfully describe the dire conditions facing refugees attempting to immigrate to, and make lives in, America today. It also highlights the immeasurable contributions immigrants have made to a country that continues to dehumanize them.
A full translation of the Spanish verses is available on Genius, which also includes a brief intro by the man LMM himself. "This election cycle has brought xenophobia and vilification of immigrants back to the forefront of US politics. This is a musical counterweight," Miranda wrote.
Watch the video above, and don't miss Daveed Diggs' appearance in the final seconds.


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As part of the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) continuing education initiative, non-graduate SAF personnel can pursue a part-time undergraduate education at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) to upgrade their academic qualification and skills. Uniformed SAF personnel can select from a wide range of part-time undergraduate degree programmes offered by SUSS with or without the minor in Military Studies.
Under the SUSS-SAF collaboration, the minor in Military Studies comprises of approved courses from the Public Safety and Security (PSS) programme offered by SUSS, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) accredited Undergraduate Professional Military Education and Training (UGPMET) courses for SAF junior Officers, and the NTU-accredited Continuing Education Master's courses conducted during the Command and Staff Course (CSC)/Command and Staff Course (Executive) [CSC(E)] at Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKS CSC).
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The total credit recognition allowed for the minor in Military Studies is capped at 30 credit units (cu). The completed accredited courses from UGPMET and CSC/CSC(E) may be recognised towards the undergraduate programmes pursued. Please note that students who wish to have their SAF courses recognised by SUSS must obtain verification from SAF that they have satisfactorily completed and passed all the assessments and assignments of the above courses.
Students are required to complete a total of 130 credit units (cu) of courses, inclusive of 10 cu of SUSS Core courses to graduate with a basic degree.
For major programmes with an honours option, students who achieve a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.5 and above upon completion of their basic degree will be invited to enrol in the honours programme, which will be offered only if the requisite number of students is met. Students who accept the invitation will need to complete another 40 cu of courses to achieve 170 cu in total and have to satisfy all university requirements in order to graduate with an honours degree.
All courses are 5 cu unless stated otherwise.
Please see below for the programme structure of a part-time undergraduate degree programme with minor in Military Studies.
Major Discipline (Total 80 cu)
Select from any part-time undergraduate degree programmes with a minor option offered by the following schools in SUSS:
S R Nathan School of Human Development (NSHD)
School of Business (SBIZ)
School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences (SHBS)
Minor in Military Studies (Total 30 cu)
Public Safety and Security Elective Courses (Total 25 cu)*
Policing, Crime and Society
Security Operations and Administration
Peacebuilding and Security
Public Safety and Security in Singapore^
Risk Management in Event Planning
Free Electives (Total 5 cu)
5 cu of Free Electives
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*Credit recognition of up to 30 cu may be granted to those who have completed accredited courses from UGPMET or CSC/CSC(E), subject to meeting programme requirements.
^If a student has completed PSS219 Public Safety and Security as part of another Minor, student is to select an additional 5 cu from any available course.


Last week, we collected a few items (a backpacking pack, sleeping bag, mess kit), and some cash, for a fellow Scout who lost his home (and all of his Scouting equipment) in a fire. Monday, April 21, 2014, we will present these items to our Scouting brother. We will meet at New Hope, at 6:30 pm. At 6:45, we will all process to where our fellow Scout will be at a meeting, nearby. We will make our presentation to him, and then depart.
Please join us, if you can. Be sure to wear your full uniform: Shirt, necker, Scout Pants or jeans (no sports shorts or pants, please), and campaign hat, if you have one.


Sometimes the original is better than what came later. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory wasn't better than Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Ecto Cooler wasn't an improvement on original Hi-C flavors. (Or maybe it was.) And the original Nokia 3310 ("the brick" to many enthusiasts) can't be beaten by your fancy smartphones with its bells and its whistles.
Nokia, who released the 3310 in 2000, is getting back into the phone game and going retro is a part of the plan, according to a report in Venture Beat. They're bringing back a 3310 homage, allowing holdouts -- they exist -- to upgrade their old, nearly indestructible phone for something that's basically the same.
Nokia is about to showcase four new phones. "Perhaps the most interesting of these devices, at least from the perspective of mobile enthusiasts, is not a smartphone at all, but a modern version of a classic workhorse of a feature phone, the Nokia 3310," wrote Evan Blass at Venture Beat. "Known primarily for its plentiful battery life and nearly indestructible build, the 3310 was released at the turn of the millennium as a replacement to the also-popular 3210."
The 3310 homage is expected to retail for about $62 and people are already getting excited about it. Fantastic advances in technology aren't always a good thing and this phone, well, it just makes calls and texts. None of this "Fruit Ninja" and work emails nonsense.
HMD Global Oy, the Finnish company that owns the rights to Nokia phones, will unveil all the new devices on February 26 in Barcelona. They'll be targeting Europe with the launch. Distribution plans for North America aren't yet clear.
Dustin Nelson is a News Writer with Thrillist. He remembers the 3310. Follow him @dlukenelson.


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Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) is a wood-rotting fungus of deciduous trees. The sterile sclerotial conk on the trunk of living tree has been used as folk medicine for centuries. Later comprehensive studies have revealed chaga mushroom to contain a large variety of biologically active substances with antioxidant, antitumoral, antiviral and immune response effects. Phenolic compounds, melanins, and trierpenoids among others have been identified. Several chaga containing products for well-being have been developed and are available on the market. In order to ensure constant supply of raw material for entrepreneurs, and to get additional incomes from nutrient poor, low-productive drained peatland forests a non-sterile cultivation protocol for chaga mushroom was developed.


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Q: Button dissapears and a photo appears on its place I  have created JButtons and what I desire is when I click on them to disappear, a photo takes its blank space and revealed.
This is a part my memory card game but i couldn't find a way to make this in code.. This is what my button listener does until now
private class Disappear implements ActionListener
{
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
    {
     int count =0;
        for(int i=0; i<52;i++)
        {
         if(!buttons[i].isVisible())
         {
             count+=1;
         }
        }
        if(count<2)
       ((JButton)e.getSource()).setVisible(false);

        if(count==2)
        {
           for(int i=0; i<52;i++)
           {
               if(!buttons[i].isVisible())
               {
                   buttons[i].setVisible(true);
               }
           }
        }
    }
}

A: You might try using a JToggleButton instead of a regular button. Whenever the JToggleButton is pressed, display a different/new image:
class MemGame implements ActionListener(){

   ImageIcon img  = new ImageIcon("Back.png"); /* Back of the card */
   ImageIcon img2 = new ImageIcon("D1.png");   /* Card face */

   /* Constructor */
   MemGame(){
      JFrame jfrm = new JFrame("Memory Game");
      jfrm.setSize(220, 250);
      jfrm.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      jfrm.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

      JToggleButton jt1 = new JToggleButton(img);
      jt1.addActionListener(this);

      jfrm.getContentPane().add(new JLabel("Select a card"));
      jfrm.getContentPane().add(jt1);
      jfrm.setVisible(true);
   }

   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
      JToggleButton jt = (JToggleButton)ae.getSource();
      if (!jt.isSelected()) jt.setIcon(img);
      else jt.setIcon(img2);
   }
}

From here just add logic for handling more than one card pressed, etc.

Results
Before button is pressed
After button is pressed

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A:    for(int i=0; i<52;i++)
    {
     if(!buttons[i].isVisible())
     {
         count+=1;
     }
    }
    if(count<2)
   ((JButton)e.getSource()).setVisible(false);

This logic says "if zero or one buttons are invisible make this button invisible". Is this something you want to achieve? - it seems not.
Then the following loop says "if exactly two buttons were found invisible turn all invisible buttons to visible" - it is your logic
To make "this" button invisible a simple
 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
JButton jb=(JButton)e.getSource();
     if(jb.isVisible())
   jb.setVisible(false);
}

would suffice. Now further with the cards, you may want to have the image attached to the button and show/hide it accordingly. To set the icon to blank you would do
      ((JB)e.getSource()).setIcon(null);

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Per Justin: it looks like Mitrice Richardson's parents and Los Angeles County have reached a settlement. See my previous Mitrice writings here. Los Angeles County has agreed to shell out 900k for whatever mistakes they made before and after her death. Personally, I don't think she was the victim of a homicide, but this was a very tragic case all around.
The prosecutor in the Jeanine Sanchez Harms case has announced that the evidence proves Maurice Nasmeh, the prime suspect in her disappearance, killed her. Nasmeh had been charged with murder, but the charges were dropped to give the authorities time to retest crucial physical evidence. Now the tests are over. It's a little late, though, because Harms's brother murdered Nasmeh early this year.
Somehow I missed this, but last month John Skelton pleaded no contest to false imprisonment in the disappearances of his three sons, Andrew, Alexander and Tanner. The boys have been missing without a trace since last November and were probably killed by their father. Homicide charges may be filed in the future as evidence warrants. In the meantime, John faces up to fifteen years in prison at sentencing, which is scheduled for September 15.
The News Tribune has written again about Misty Copsey: this article about her disappearance and this article about possible suspects in her case. (I commented on the first article.) The News Tribune did a three-part series about Misty two years ago, which provided a lot of new information on the case.
A human skull found in Temple, Texas has been identified as Daniel Patrick Sullivan, a 55-year-old who'd been missing since April 2009. The police say there's no evidence of foul play, but the death is under investigation and the cause and manner of death are undetermined. It looks like they haven't found anything but the skull, which obviously places limitations on how much they can find out.
Jamie sent me this article about four senior citizens who have been missing Vancouver, British Columbia Huntsville, Ontario since the late nineties. They were "vulnerable" because they were estranged from their families, had health problems and had been in and out of homeless shelters. Their names: Joan Dorothy Lawrence (age 77), John James Semple (89), John Leroy Crofts (70) and Ralph Bernard Grant (69). Foul play is suspected in their disappearances.
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I found this lovely three-part series on the 1992 disappearance of Misty Copsey.
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Nana Appiah Mensah lived a plush life while convincing people to deposit in Menzgold. Despite several warnings from state authorities, a speculated 60,000 Ghanaians invested in the company and now have their monies amounting to some GH¢200 million locked up.
The CEO of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah is reportedly sitting in Dubai cells, undergoing trial for a non-related case.
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Here is the painful truth about the Crystal Coast real estate market place. The Crystal Coast has a Wal-Mart size of inventory but it has a convenience store sized customer base. The area has never been able to handle successfully more than 1,000 active homes for sale at a single time. We've been above 2,000 active properties since the year 2005.
Normally when you have an excess of inventory you reduce price to motivate sales. Crystal Coast homes are on average about 10 percent cheaper now than back in September of 2005 when sales were at their peak. But the current inventory is three times larger now than it was back then. Maybe the price reductions haven't been severe enough?
The average sold price of a home for the month of September was $232K. The median price was $187K and $167K for Onslow County.
Almost 75 percent of the Crystal Coast homes sold in September were priced (average) under $300K. The market that isn't marketed too but has the largest market share is the $100-$200K price range. Last month saw 42 percent of all sales in that range.
I think this is the root of the problem. Our clientele spends at Wal-Mart pricing and not at Prada or Saks price points. And spend they do when the market reasonable values its properties. This is why in recent months as much as a third of all sales have been for cash. When the price point is right the cash flow (literally) begins.
On the subject of cash, those sales dipped to 23 percent in September, still much higher than the traditional 13-14 percent cash sale we would, "normally" see. VA loans were also at 23 percent with conventional loans at a whopping 43 percent.
The good news about the government shutdown and bad economic forecasts is that they have help to suppress the rise in mortgage interest rates. In addition, the climb in rates faltered when the Federal Reserve announced a few weeks ago that it would continue buying up to $85 billion a month worth of bonds. Rates have dropped more than a quarter of a percent since July. What has been bad for federal debt has been good for lowering mortgage rates.
Let me leave you with this thought. Regardless of how great or how horrific a real estate market is, there are always, and I mean always great opportunities to be had. Never be discouraged away from buying or selling real estate due to real or perceived market conditions.


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Das Gebäude Kußmaulstraße 10 im Stadtteil Neuenheim der Stadt Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg wurde 1901 errichtet. Die Villa ist ein geschütztes Baudenkmal.

Der Putzbau mit zwei Geschossen auf etwa quadratischem Grundriss und Mansarddach wurde nach Plänen des Architekten Fritz Hirsch errichtet. Die Villa an der Ecke zur Handschuhsheimer Landstraße zeigt an ihrer Hauptseite nach Westen einen Volutengiebel und über der Eingangstür nach Süden eine Sandsteinkartusche mit jeweils Formen des Jugendstils.

Bauherr und Bewohner
Bauherr und erster Bewohner war der damalige Kustos und "ständige Hilfsarbeiter" der Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg Rudolf Sillib. Er ließ in der Kartusche über dem Eingang den lateinischen Spruch "Hoc erat in votis. Modus agri non ita magnus." (Das war mein Wunsch. Ein Stück Land nicht so groß.) anbringen. Das Zitat spielt auf den Dank Horaz' an Maecenas für die Schenkung der Villa in den Sabiner Bergen an. Bereits 1911 hatte Sillib die Villa wieder verkauft. In diesem Jahr ist der Ökonom Hermann Levy als Bewohner und Eigentümer verzeichnet.

In jüngerer Zeit hatte das Gebäude wechselnde gewerbliche Nutzer, gegenwärtig wird es als Praxis für Physiotherapie und Krankengymnastik genutzt.

Literatur
 Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.): Stadtkreis Heidelberg (Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Kulturdenkmale in Baden-Württemberg). Band 1, Thorbecke Verlag 2013. ISBN 978-3-7995-0426-3. S. 276.

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9 Radiographic Interpretation of Traumatic Injuries
Radiographic Interpretation of Traumatic Injuries
Nestor Cohenca
The world of endodontics has witnessed several changes in the past decade. New technologies, instruments, and materials have resulted in better diagnosis and more predictable therapy. The application of computer based-systems and the development of electronic sensors have provided the technical means to apply theoretical principles to diagnostic imaging. Among these innovations, digital radiographic imaging has introduced a new dimension with many potential benefits for endodontic practice and has significantly improved the ability to accurately diagnose in a cost- and dose-efficient manner (Berkhout et al., 2004). Recent improvements in three-dimensional (3D) digital radiographic imaging introduced a new perspective, allowing us to evaluate the anatomic structures, both hard and soft tissue, in three spatial planes (Scarfe, 2005). Comparing with the traditional projection (plain film) radiograph, which is a two-dimensional shadow of a 3D object, 3D imaging overcomes this major limitation by providing a true representation of the anatomy while eliminating superimpositions. Several studies have reported the use of computerized tomography and digital radiography for differential diagnosis (Shrout et al., 1993; Simon et al., 2006; Trope et al., 1989), assessment of treatment outcomes (Camps et al., 2004; Cotti et al., 1999), endodontics (Cotton et al., 2007), oral and maxillofacial surgery (Danforth et al., 2003a; Eggers et al., 2005; Ziegler et al., 2002), implantology (Hatcher et al., 2003; Sato et al., 2004), and orthodontics with reliable linear measurements for reconstruction and imaging of dental and maxillofacial structures (Baumrind et al., 2003; Danforth et al., 2003b; Maki et al., 2003).
The incidence of dental trauma due to falls, sports, automobile accidents, and violence has increased significantly in recent decades, affecting children's and teenagers' anterior teeth (Andreasen and Andreasen, 1994). In combination with clinical tests and observations such as percussion, palpation, tooth mobility, coronal color changes, pulp sensitivity, and vitality, the first clinical and radiographic examination of the traumatized patient is critical. The information gathered allows the clinician to determine the initial diagnosis, severity of the injury, develop a treatment plan, and create a baseline for follow-up. When correctly performed and adequately interpreted, these tests are reliable in diagnosing pulp necrosis (Andreasen, 1988a).
Following a traumatic injury, we must differentiate between the first radiographic examination of the patient, immediately after the injury, and the follow-up examinations. During the first radiographic examination, our focus should be on diagnosing bone fractures of the mandibular and maxillary processes, alveolar bone fracture(s), root fracture(s), displacement of teeth, and stage of root development/maturation. Follow-up radiographic examination is aimed at diagnosing widening of the periodontal ligament (PDL), disturbance of lamina dura, periapical radiolucencies, root resorptions, repair of root fractures, pulp canal obliteration, and root maturation/development.
Stage of Root Development
In 1960, Nolla published classification for odontogenic development using radiographic interpretation (Table 9.1) (Nolla, 1960). This classification has been widely used by all specialties throughout the years including current articles (Oliveira et al., 2008; Pioto et al., 2005).
Table 9.1 Radiographic classification for odontogenic development.
0 No crypt
1 Presence of crypt
2 Initial calcification
3 One-third crown completed
4 Two-thirds crown completed
5 Crown almost completed
6 Crown completed
7 One-third root completed
8 Two-thirds root completed
9 Root almost open (open apex)
10 Root apex completed
Knowledge of the developmental stages of permanent teeth is essential for clinical practice in several dental specialties, since it may influence diagnosis, treatment planning, and outcomes. This is particularly true in cases of immature and traumatized teeth. In 1976, Fulling and Andreasen demonstrated that the late differentiation of Ad nerve fibers in the dental pulp could explain the lack of a reliable and predictable response of erupting and undeveloped teeth to thermal and electrical stimulation (Fulling and Andreasen, 1976). In young patients with immature teeth, carbon dioxide (CO2) snow and dichlorodifluoromethane are the most reliable sensitivity tests followed by the electric pulp test and ethyl chloride and ice (Fuss et al., 1986). Therefore, in absence of reliable clinical tests, radiographic evidence of root development and dentin maturation during follow-up examination may be critical in providing the clinician with reliable information related to the presence of a vital dental pulp.
Radiographic interpretations of traumatic injuries will be thoroughly described and illustrated using the classification proposed by Andreasen and Andreasen in 1994 (Glendor et al., 2007) and adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Feliciano and Franca Caldas evaluated 164 articles and 54 different classifications and they concluded that, according to the literature, the most frequently used classification system was that of Andreasen (32%) (Feliciano and de Franca Caldas, 2006). Treatment recommendations are based on the official guidelines of the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) (Flores et al., 2007a, 2007b, 2007c).
Injuries to the Hard Dental Tissues and the Pulp
1. Enamel fracture
a. Definition: A fracture confined to the enamel with loss of tooth structure.
b. Clinical features: Crown fracture involving enamel only with no visible sign of exposed dentin (Figure 9.1).
c. Radiographic features: The enamel loss is visible.
d. Recommended radiographs: Periapical radiographs at different horizontal angles (Brynolf, 1970a, 1970b; Wilson, 1995). This recommendation is aimed at ruling out the possible presence of a root fracture or a luxation injury (Bender and Freedland, 1983a). In case of lip laceration or swelling, a radiograph of the lip is indicated to search for tooth fragments or foreign material (Figure 9.2).
e. Recommended treatment: The main purpose is to restore esthetics. Etch-bond resin restorations are the treatment of choice.
Figure 9.1 Clinical and radiographic diagnosis of enamel fracture of the maxillary left central incisor.
Figure 9.2 Lip laceration and swelling. A radiograph of the lip demonstrated the presence of tooth fragments within soft tissues.
2. Uncomplicated enamel and dentin fracture
a. Definition: A fracture confined to enamel and dentin with loss of tooth structure, but without pulpal exposure.
b. Clinical features: Crown fracture involving enamel and dentin with no visible exposure of the pulp (Figure 9.3a).
c. Radiographic features: A visible fracture is observed involving the loss of enamel and dentin, with no evidence of pulpal involvement.
d. Recommended radiographs: Periapical radiographs at different horizontal angles. This recommendation is aimed at ruling out the possible presence of a root fracture or a luxation injury. In case of lip laceration or swelling, a radiograph of the lip is indicated to search for tooth fragments or foreign material. Evaluate size of the pulp chamber and determine the stage of root development.
e. Recommended treatment: Clinical tests and radiographic examination. The exposed dentin should be protected by placing glass ionomer liner over the exposed dentin. A bonding agent and composite restoration is then indicated to restore the esthetics and function (Figure 9.3b). If an intact fragment exists, a bonding procedure may be carried out (Yilmaz et al., 2010). Check the occlusion.
f. Patient instructions: Soft diet and good oral hygiene.
g. Urgency: Subacute (within 24 hours) or delayed (more than 1 day).
h. Follow-up. Clinical and radiographic examination at 6–8 weeks and 1 year.
Figure 9.3 Uncomplicated crown fracture of the maxillary right central incisor. (a) Preoperative and (b) postoperative restoration with composite resins.
Courtesy of Dr. Gabriela Ibarra.
3. Complicated enamel and dentin fracture
a. Definition: A fracture confined to enamel and dentin with loss of tooth structure and pulpal exposure.
b. Clinical features: Crown fracture involving enamel and dentin with a visible exposure of the pulp (Figure 9.4a).
c. Radiographic features: A visible fracture is observed involving the loss of enamel and dentin reaching the pulp chamber (Figure 9.5).
d. Recommended radiographs: Periapical radiographs at different horizontal angles. In case of lip laceration or swelling, a radiograph of the lip is indicated to search for tooth fragments or foreign material. For moderate to severe trauma, Cohenca et al. recommended the use of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning (Cohenca et al., 2007). Periapical radiographs indicated the presence of complicated fractures on the right maxillary lateral incisor and both maxillary central incisors (Figure 9.5). However, further evaluation of the case using CBCT illustrated a clear crown–root facture on the lingual aspect of the right maxillary lateral incisor (Figure 9.6). Evaluate size of pulp chamber and determine the stage of root development.
e. Recommended treatment: Clinical tests and radiographic examination. Pulp capping, partial pulpotomy, cervical pulpotomy, or pulpectomy are all alternative treatment options. Cvek et al. (Cvek, 1978) recommended partial pulpotomy using pure calcium hydroxide. A dentinal barrier was radiographically evident at 3–6 months in 96% of the cases. Fuks et al. obtained similar results with no correlation between healing and size of pulp exposure, type of trauma, time frame, and root development (Fuks et al., 1987). Current literature recommends the use of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as the material of choice instead of calcium hydroxide (Karabucak et al., 2005). The rational for this recommendation relies on the sealing ability and biocompatibility of MTA. Figure 9.6 illustrates the treatment of a complicated crown fracture with partial pulpotomy and MTA (Figure 9.7). Upon completion of the pulpal treatment, a composite-based restoration is indicated to restore the esthetics and function (Figure 9.4b). Check the occlusion.
i. Patient instructions: Soft diet and good oral hygiene.
ii. Urgency: Subacute (within 24 hours).
iii. Follow-up. Clinical and radiographic examination at 6–8 weeks and 1 year.
Figure 9.4 Complicated crown fracture of the maxillary left central incisor. (a) Preoperative and (b) postoperative restoration with composite resins.
Figure 9.5 Complicated crown fracture of the maxillary right central and lateral incisors and maxillary left central incisor. (a–b) Periapical radiographs at different horizontal angles.
Figure 9.6 Complicated crown fracture of the maxillary right central and lateral incisors and maxillary left central incisor (same case of Figure 9.5). Cone beam computed tomography demonstrating an additional crown–root fracture on the maxillary right lateral incisors that was not visible on the periapical radiographs.
Figure 9.7 Complicated crown fracture of the maxillary right central incisor. Partial pulpotomy procedure clinically illustrated by steps: (a) Pulp exposure, (b) pulpal tissue excised 2 mm below the exposure, (c) bleeding control by pressure only (cotton pellet moisted on saline), (d) hemostasis obtained, (e) white MTA seal, and (f) protection of the MTA using a layer of glass ionomer lining.
4. Crown and root fracture
a. Definition: Fracture involves enamel, dentin, and root structure.
b. Clinical features: Crown fracture involving enamel and dentin extending into the root structure (Figure 9.8). The pulp may or may not be exposed. Additional findings may include loose, but still attached, segments of the tooth. Sensibility testing is usually positive.
c. Radiographic features: Apical extension of fracture may be visible on a regular periapical radiograph (Figures 9.9 and 9.10).
d. Recommended radiographs: Periapical and occlusal exposures. A cone beam exposure might be necessary to reveal the extent of the fracture.
e. Recommended treatment: Treatment considerations are similar to the ones described for complicated crown fractures. As an emergency treatment, stabilization of the coronal fragment with acid etch/resin splint to the remaining tooth structure and adjacent teeth is recommended (Figure 9.11). If the fracture is subgingival, expose the fracture site by gingivectomy or orthodontic/surgical extrusion. If root formation is completed, endodontic therapy is indicated. Otherwise, if the root is immature, partial or cervical pulpotomy is indicated.
g. Urgency: Subacute (within 24 hours).
h. Follow-up. Clinical and radiographic examination at 6–8 weeks and 1 year.
Figure 9.8 Crown–root fracture of the maxillary left central incisor. (a) Clinical view of the fracture immediately after injury, (b) periapical radiograph demonstrating the complicated crown–root fracture, (c) clinical gingivectomy exposing all the fracture's fragments, and (d) remaining tooth structure after removal of the fracture fragments.
Figure 9.9 Crown–root fracture of the maxillary left central incisor. (a–c) Periapical radiographs at different horizontal angles.
Figure 9.10 Crown–root fracture of the maxillary left central incisor (same case of Figure 9.9). Periapical radiographs. (a) Immediately postoperative, (b) 2 months follow-up, and (c) 6 months follow-up.
Figure 9.11 Crown–root fracture of the maxillary left central incisor. (a–d) Emergency procedure for stabilization of the coronal fragment with acid etch/resin splint to the remaining tooth structure and adjacent teeth.
5. Root fracture
a. Definition: A fracture confined to the root of the tooth involving cementum, dentin, and the pulp. Root fractures can be further classified by level in coronal, middle-root, and apical. It can also be classified based on the direction in vertical, horizontal, and oblique planes. Most root fractures related to traumatic injuries are horizontal and are at the middle-root level. The coronal fragment of the tooth is often displaced. Apical segment is usually not displaced.
b. Clinical features: The coronal segment may be mobile and in some cases displaced. Transient crown discoloration might be present.
c. Radiographic features: The root fracture line is usually visible on a periapical radiograph. The fracture involves the root of the tooth and is more often horizontal (Figure 9.12).
d. Recommended radiographs: A multidirectional approach using a conventional periapical exposure and two additional vertical periapical projections that vary ±15–20 degrees from the central beam has been advocated by several authors (Andreasen et al., 2007; Bender and Freedland, 1983a, 1983b; Degering, 1970; Wilson, 1995). A cone beam exposure might be necessary to reveal the extent and direction of the fracture (Figure 9.13a–c) (Cohenca et al., 2007). Recently, Bornstein et al. compared intraoral occlusal and periapical radiographs versus limited CBCT in diagnosing root-fractured permanent teeth and concluded that the diagnosis of the location and angulation of root fractures based on limited CBCT imaging differs significantly from diagnostic procedures bas/>
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4 Intraoral Digital Imaging
2 Intraoral Radiographic Principles and Techniques
5 Radiographic Considerations Before the Endodontic Treatment Is Initiated
18 Micro-Computed Tomography in Endodontic Research
23 Clinical Impact of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Root Canal Treatment
14 Electronic Apex Locators and Conventional Radiograph in Working Length Measurement
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