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Q: ggplot2: add labels to plot I need help customizing my plot. Can someone help me in adding labels to this plot.

I would like the add vertical labels next to each error bar with the Location name, as well as the cohort for 2021 (see location names in image, although it has its own column in the data frame). I would also like to add a label for year at the bottom of each group.

Here is my code:
library(dplyr)
library(ggplot2)
#### METABOLITE DATA ####

TRIG_rawdata = read.csv("C:\\Users\\o_tru\\OneDrive\\ARP\\Metabolites\\SUSC metabolites_TrueTRIG_2005-2006_2021.csv")

## Create error plot ##

# Combine age and sex to create single ("COHORT") factor (HYF = Hatch Year Female, HYM = Hatch Year Male, AHYF = AFTER Hatch Year Female, AHYM = AFTER Hatch Year Male)
library(dplyr)
SUSC_TRIG = mutate(TRIG_rawdata, Cohort = case_when(Age == "HY" & Sex == "F"  ~ "HYF", Age == "HY" & Sex == "M"  ~ "HYM", Age == "AHY" & Sex == "F"  ~ "AHYF",
                                                    Age == "AHY" & Sex == "M"  ~ "AHYM"))

# Combine Age, Habitat type , and Cohort

SUSC_TRIG_subset = mutate(SUSC_TRIG, Habitat_Year_Cohort = case_when(Year == "2005" & Habitat.Type == "Seagrass (hard-bottom)" & Cohort == "AHYM" ~ "Seagrass (hard-bottom) 2005",
                                                                              Year == "2005" & Habitat.Type == "Seagrass (soft-bottom)" & Cohort == "AHYM" ~ "Seagrass (soft-bottom) 2005",
                                                                              Year == "2005" & Habitat.Type == "Mussel (mixed substrate)" & Cohort == "AHYM" ~ "Mussel (mixed substrate) 2005",
                                                                              Year == "2006" & Habitat.Type == "Seagrass (hard-bottom)" & Cohort == "AHYM" ~ "Seagrass (hard-bottom) 2006",
                                                                              Year == "2006" & Habitat.Type == "Seagrass (soft-bottom)" & Cohort == "AHYM" ~ "Seagrass (soft-bottom) 2006",
                                                                              Year == "2006" & Habitat.Type == "Mussel (mixed substrate)" & Cohort == "AHYM" ~ "Mussel (mixed substrate) 2006",
                                                                              Year == "2021" & Habitat.Type == "Mussel (mixed substrate)" & Cohort == "AHYF" ~ "After Hatch Year Female 2021",
                                                                              Year == "2021" & Habitat.Type == "Mussel (mixed substrate)" & Cohort == "AHYM" ~ "After Hatch Year Male 2021",
                                                                              Year == "2021" & Habitat.Type == "Mussel (mixed substrate)" & Cohort == "HYF" ~ "Hatch Year Female 2021",
                                                                              Year == "2021" & Habitat.Type == "Mussel (mixed substrate)" & Cohort == "HYM" ~ "Hatch Year Male 2021"))

# Error plot of TRIG values (GGPLOT2) -------------------------------------
library(dplyr)
library(ggplot2)

# reorder x-axis
SUSC_TRIG_subset$Habitat_Year_Cohort <-factor(SUSC_TRIG_subset$Habitat_Year_Cohort, levels=c("Seagrass (hard-bottom) 2005", "Seagrass (soft-bottom) 2005", "Mussel (mixed substrate) 2005",
                                                                                "After Hatch Year Male 2021", "After Hatch Year Female 2021",
                                                                                "Hatch Year Male 2021", "Hatch Year Female 2021",
                                                                                "Seagrass (hard-bottom) 2006", "Seagrass (soft-bottom) 2006", "Mussel (mixed substrate) 2006")) #reorder x-axis

# dummy data
SUSC_TRIG_subset = data.frame(
  Habitat_Year_Cohort = c("Seagrass (hard-bottom) 2005","Seagrass (soft-bottom) 2005", "Mussel (mixed substrate) 2005",
    "After Hatch Year Male 2021", "After Hatch Year Female 2021", "Hatch Year Male 2021", "Hatch Year Female 2021",
    "Seagrass (hard-bottom) 2006","Seagrass (soft-bottom) 2006", "Mussel (mixed substrate) 2006"),
  Month = c("Dec", "Dec", "Dec", "Dec", "Dec", "Dec", "Dec", "Mar", "Mar", "Mar"),
  True.TRIG = rnorm(30, sd = 0.5) + 1
) %>%
  mutate(
    Habitat_Year_Cohort = factor(Habitat_Year_Cohort, levels = unique(Habitat_Year_Cohort))
  )

# ggplot2
SUSC_TRIG_subset %>%
  group_by(
    Habitat_Year_Cohort
  ) %>%
  summarise( # for Mean-SD error bar
    ymin = mean(True.TRIG) - sd(True.TRIG),
    ymax = mean(True.TRIG) + sd(True.TRIG),
    TRIG = mean(True.TRIG),
    Month = first(Month)
  ) %>%
  mutate( # create group for color
    group = case_when(
      grepl("Seagrass \\(hard-bottom\\)", Habitat_Year_Cohort) ~ "Seagrass (hard-bottom)",
      grepl("Seagrass \\(soft-bottom\\)", Habitat_Year_Cohort) ~ "Seagrass (soft-bottom)",
      TRUE ~ "Mussel"
  )) %>%
  ggplot(aes(Month, TRIG,
             group = Habitat_Year_Cohort, # group for dodge position
             color = group)) +
  geom_errorbar(aes(ymin = ymin, ymax = ymax),
                position = position_dodge(0.6),
                width = 0.2) +
  geom_point(position = position_dodge(0.6),
             size = 4) + # size of point
  scale_color_manual(values = c("Seagrass (hard-bottom)" = "#FFFFFF",
                                "Seagrass (soft-bottom)" = "#999999",
                                "Mussel" = "#000000")) +
  theme(legend.title=element_blank(), # remove legend title
        legend.position="top") +
  labs(x = NULL) # remove x label

Thank you!!


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China is smuggling missiles in shipping containers to carry out Trojan Horse-style warfare
China seems to have been taking some military lessons from its coward minnow allies like Pakistan and the Taliban. After failing in front-to-front warfare, the communist nation is now resorting to guerilla warfare-type covert operations to carry out Trojan Horse-style warfare.
China militarises civil shipping containers
In a blatant attempt to militarise its civil infrastructure, the Xi Jinping regime has resorted to using the shipping container for firing missiles on to the enemy nation. According to a report by The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper, military strategists all across the globe are pondering over developing a new security check regime to ensure Chinese containers fulfill the only economic demand-supply gap and not militaristic needs of their nation.
The report reveals that China is secretly developing Hypersonic missiles which can be easily hidden in to-be-exported vessels to be smuggled to foreign lands. These missile-containing containers will be able to blend in with hundreds of freighters and fishing vessels and will be easy to pass through security checks on foreign lands.
It is widely believed that such missiles appeared for the first time at an arms fair in 2016. According to an analysis by US officials, the missiles deployed in shipping containers are anti-ship missiles called the YJ-18C, a version of the Russian Club-K weapon. These missiles easily fit into a standard 8 feet wide by 8.5 feet high by 20 feet or 40 feet long standard shipping container.
Read more: India's first naval anti-drone system should send chills down the enemy's spine and the Navy is set to arm itself with it
Missile containers can be used as strategic reserves
Talking to The Sun, Rick Fisher, senior fellow in Asian military affairs at the International Assessment and Strategy Center affirmed the possibility of the existence of such containers. Stockton Center for International Law had earlier issued a warning about violation of sea laws by such ships.
Asserting that these kinds of weapons are a perfect fit for Beijing's military strategy, Fisher said, "Chinese strategic preferences for surprise would strongly argue for acquisition" of the missiles. These would be fitted to "nondescript small Chinese ships in order to mount surprise missile raids against shore defences to assist follow on amphibious or airborne invasion forces".
Fisher also told the newspaper that transportation of these stealth missiles may not immediately translate into China launching a blitzkrieg-style attack on a country. Instead, he was concerned about the Chinese use of restraint when using these missiles. He opined that China could hide its missiles in their strategic bases in enemy territories and use them to browbeat those nations into submission on smaller strategic and diplomatic confrontations.
China intends to replace the US by 2050
China is playing a long-term game of trying to dethrone the US as a superpower of the world by the end of 2050. To establish itself, it is trying its best to impose its illegitimate hegemony in strategic waters all around the world. On numerous occasions, it tried to corner smaller countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines into submission. However, attempts did not bring any fruit and China became a laughing stock in the international community.
Read more: UNCLOS: PM Modi created such a fine trap for China that China had no option but to willingly walk into it
Chinese assertions were given a fiery retaliation by India
Extensively reported by the TFI, in 2020, China tried to assert itself on India as well. India retorted back with a vigorous military, economic, political, and diplomatic offence on Xi Jinping's regime. On a military level, the Chinese army was thrashed by Indian soldiers in Galwan valley. Economically, India reduced its dependence on China-made products, and recently Chinese had to suffer a cumulative loss of Rs 50,000 crores during Diwali.
Read more: Global Times gets rattled as India flashes the BrahMos card at the China border
Recently, Rajnath Singh, the Indian defence minister also issued a strict warning to China. Taking a dig at China's varying interpretation of UNCLOS, he asked China to follow the spirit behind the formation of UNCLOS. Indirectly accusing China of hegemonic tendencies, the defence minister said, "the 'United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea' (UNCLOS) of 1982, territorial waters of nations, exclusive economic zones and the principle of 'Good order at sea' have been propounded. Some irresponsible nations, for the sake of their narrow partisan interests, keep on giving new and inappropriate interpretations to these international laws from hegemonic tendencies"
Read more: Rajnath's bold response to China's weird interpretations of UNCLOS in the South China Sea
Democratic world order would never grant a country that uses its civil and economic relationships to threaten its allies. Militarising civilians is one of the worst crimes a nation could ever commit. Already disrobed of any trust, Chinese authorities are making it worse for them.
Tags: CCPChinaXi Jinping
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


we observe an unexpected deletion call (GATK UnifiedGenotyper 3.0 and 2.5) in a setup with three samples called together. In the file call.txt you find the call. From the pileup (pileup.txt, position 19:57325555) we would expect, that the indel would only be called for the first sample.
Is there another source of information, that makes GATK believe, that the deletion also occurs in the second and third sample?
I can't say for sure since it doesn't seem that your attachments were posted, but if you see no evidence in the pileup for the indel (and you have included high quality soft-clipped bases in your viewing of the read data, since the tool does use that) then it can certainly be an error. I'm not sure it would be a bug as much as a limitation of the tool. But you can validate its accuracy by running the samples in question through the Haplotype Caller.
If you care about indels then I'd recommend that you switch over to using the Haplotype Caller. The Unified Genotyper's variation model isn't sophisticated enough to perform really well for indels.
That might be right, but we (and I suppose many others that read results from published studies) need to know if you can trust the UnifiedGenotyper indel calls.
So, is this a bug or do I just not understand whats going on there?
As you can see, the second and the third sample do not have any evidence for a call in their reads. But still, GATK has 17,9 and 32,2 in its AD for the indel. So the only explanation would be soft-clipped bases at the end of some reads in the second and third sample?
Right, either that or as I say the UG is just not good with large indels.
Ok, I just looked into IGV again and indeed I found soft-clipped reads there. Now I'm confident that we can go on using UnifiedGenotyper until HaplotypeCaller is stable and we have the capacity to recompute everything.
FYI the Haplotype Caller is stable now. And it's much cheaper to recompute in 3.0.


the colors seem off. I see some areas of detail and others not so (but that's the lens). But I am also seeing some weird colors in the shadows (it's not bad but that this is ISO 100 and this can be seen doesn't speak well for a high iso performance).
Seems like the first Foveon, this Foveon likes good light.
Are those from final released firmware?
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Tag: David Keirsey
Here's Why I Don't Like The Way David Keirsey Talked About Personality Types
25 March, 2019 17 December, 2019 Marissa
One of the most influential names in personality theories surrounding Myers-Briggs® types is David Keirsey. His book Please Understand Me II was one of the first I read when I decided to study personality theory because it was so widely recommended.
The more I studied Myers-Briggs types, though, the less comfortable I felt with Keirsey's version and the more questions I had. Was his insistence on grouping the 16 types into 4 categories really all that useful? Is the practice of giving each type nicknames doing more harm than good? Why did he seem to ignore Jungian psychological functions? I started to think maybe he's not the best resource for studying Myers-Briggs, though he does offer an interesting perspective on how the 16 types might relate to historic 4 type systems.
I've debated quite a bit whether or not to actually write this post. But I've been reading Personality Type: An Owner's Manual by Lenore Thomson, who is a former managing editor of the Junginan journal Quadrant and who has taught courses on psychological types at the C.G. Jung Foundation in New York City. In her discussion of the ITP and IFP types, she voiced some of the same frustrations with Keirsey that I've felt, particularly in regard to how he talks about the SP types.
If you'd like to get a copy of Thomson's book, click here . Please note that this is an affiliate link, which means that, at no additional cost to you, I will receive a commission if you click on the link and make a purchase.
Keirsey's Focus on SP Types
I do want to start out by saying that I know Keirsey's intentions were good in how he described SP types. He saw himself as "championing" the SPs (who he called "Artisans") more than any other type because his parents, brothers, and many of his friends were Artisans. In addition, much of his work for 30 years as a family therapist was spent working with Artisan children who gave their parents and schools a hard time when they were noisy and restless or didn't finish assignments.
My long association with and understanding of Artisans of all ages has enabled me to be more useful to them than to others of different temperament. I think Artisans ought to be enjoyed for what they are instead of condemned for what they are not, something that can also be said of the other three temperaments. (Keirsey, Please Understand Me II, p. 33)
While I agree with the sentiment, I think that some of Kersey's theories did a disservice to SP types by constraining them into an art-making, hedonistic stereotype. There's so much more to them than that, and I think by simply focusing on their shared SP traits we lose a lot of the nuances of these four types. I doubt this was his intention, but that's how people seem to have used/misapplied his theories. Read more →
Personality Types Artisans, David Keirsey, ESFP, ESTP, Extroverted Sensing, Introverted Feeling, Introverted Thinking, ISFP, ISTP, keirsey, personality type, SP types 3 Comments
Challenging Myths About Sensing Types and Inviting A More Balanced Dialogue In The Myers-Briggs® Community
29 January, 2018 9 May, 2019 Marissa
One of the most disturbing trends I've noticed in the community of Myers-Briggs® enthusiasts is a bias against Sensing types. You'll see it in comments from Intuitives about how they don't want any Sensing friends because they couldn't possibly understand us. It's someone saying a fictional character is too dumb and shallow to be an INFJ so they have to be ISFJ (or insisting another character has to be INFJ because they're relatable and imaginative). It's assuming all SP types are dumb jocks who'd run off a cliff just for a thrill and all SJ types are conservative traditionalists who'd rather die than see the status quo change.
There was a similar issue when introverts finally started realizing they weren't broken extroverts. In some cases, the introvert hype turned into an idea that introverts are better than extroverts, which is simply not true. It resulted in stereotypes being used to tear-down extroverts and build-up introverts. We're still undoing that damage, but I think we've finally started to balance out and realize that introverts and extroverts are equally valuable.
Unfortunately, I'm not seeing a similar shift toward balance in how Intuitives view Sensing types, at least no everywhere. There are some wonderful groups out there (like Personality Hacker's "Intuitive Awakening") that insist on no Sensor-bashing while exploring what it means to be an Intuitive. But outside those groups it still happens. And even if we're not staying Intuitives are better than Sensors, I wonder if the fact that there's so much more material out there for Intuitives than for Sensors is still sending the message "you don't matter as much as us."
Sensing/Intuition Numbers
70% of the population are Sensing types, but when you Google individual personality types only 19% of the search results relate to Sensors (that's if my math's right — numbers aren't one of my strengths). I searched each type and compared the number of results that came back. Here's the full list:
INFJ – 16,100,000
INFP – 15,300,000
INTJ – 13,700,000
INTP – 8,090,000
ENFP – 5,680,000
ENTP – 3,510,000
ISTP – 3,100,000
ENFJ – 2,270,000
ISFJ – 2,230,000
ISTJ – 2,080,000
ESTP – 2,040,000
ENTJ – 2,020,000
ISFP – 1,900,000
ESTJ – 1,890,000
ESFP – 1,280,000
ESFJ – 1,210,000
No wonder so many people mistype themselves as an INxx — we're the types flooding the internet with articles about what we're like and inviting people to identify with us. That's great for people with those types, but it's actually one of the things contributing to the anti-sensor bias.
One of the reasons that so many people online identify as INFJs is because there is just so much more, and so much better, and more in-depth content on INFJs. If every second article you read is about INFJs, it's only natural to come to identify more with INFJs, simply because we relate more to things that we understand more." — Erik Thor, "Have You Ever Thought That You're Actually Just A Smart Sensor?"
If you Google "INFJ" you get back about 16,100,000 results. Search "ISTJ" and you get about 2,080,000 results. That's almost 8 times as many results for the world's rarest type as for the one that's most common. We can argue that it's because INFJs need more support online since they don't get as much validation in-person from meeting people like them. But don't Sensing types deserve the resources to learn about how their minds work as well? and the connection of seeing their types positively portrayed and defended by people writing about personality types? Read more →
Personality Types David Keirsey, Extroverted Intuition, Extroverted Sensing, INFJ, Introverted Intuition, Introverted Sensing, intuition, keirsey, Myers-Briggs, personality type, sensing 7 Comments
Fictional MBTI – Loki (INFJ)
20 July, 2015 2 August, 2021 Marissa
My first Fictional MBTI post was about Loki, and though it wasn't the most complete or polished post it quickly became the most active in terms of comments. Even now, over a year and a half later, people are still posting new insights and observations on Loki's character. And when the latest comments are more in-depth than the original post, it's time for an update.
Quick note: my typing for Loki is wholly based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not on the comics or on Norse mythology. Loki is a controversial figure to type (as those 40 commends on the last post can attest), and his instability further complicates things. Also, I suspect Tom Hiddleston is an NF type, which would color his depiction of Loki.
INFJ Overview
The letters "INFJ" stand for Introvert, iNtuitive, Feeling and Judging. This means INFJs lead with a function called Introverted Intuition (called "Perspectives" in the Personality Hacker system). Introverted Intuition is a perceiving function that takes in and processes information, and is particularly interested in things that can't be directly experienced. Intuition is great at pattern recognition and extrapolating future possibilities, and I've never seen anyone argue Loki is not an Intuitive.
In INFJs, Introverted Intuition is supported by the decision-making function Extroverted Feeling (or "Harmony"). Types that use Extroverted Feeling are extremely good at reading people, and many INFJs say they can literally feel other peoples emotions. Typically, this results in a type that will avoid conflict at any cost because they don't want to hurt people and because interpersonal tension hurts them as much as it does anyone else (contrary to popular belief, INFJs can be quite selfish). Loki has been avoiding conflict for most of his life — we just see him when he reaches the snapping point. You can see Loki's Feeling side when he's manipulating people (this comes easily for types that understand emotions and motivations), when he's interacting with his mother, and in several scenes with Thor.
Speaking of manipulation, it is here that we see Loki fit David Keirsey's description of INFJs as "The Counselor." Loki gets power by counseling other people in ways that prompt them to play into his plans. His counsel sends Thor to Jotunheim, cripples Thor with guilt and strands him on earth, subverts The Avengers for a while, directs Malekith's Kursed lieutenant, sets-up the circumstances allowing him to fake his death, and encourages Thor at the end of Dark World to feel comfortable moving to earth. Loki is frequently typed as an ENTP or ENTJ because of his more theatrical, trickster side and his portrayal in the comics (just for reference, Magneto is an example of an ENTJ villain), but I think in the films that's a show Loki puts on when it suits him. At his core, he's much more subtle and would rather control from behind the scenes to a certain extent and use people as puppets instead of leading out in the open.
INFJs who are stressed can effectively "turn-off" their compassion for a while and move to their inferior thinking function, and it's not pretty when that happens. Introverted Thinking (or "Accuracy") is an INFJ's tertiary function, and provides a logical core that can make impersonal decisions. It's still a subjective function, and is concerned about what makes sense to the individual, rather than with making sense to anyone else. If Loki can explain his actions to himself, he doesn't feel the need to explain them to anyone else. That's how INFJs think when they reach a point where they don't care anymore (though even then there's still a deep, central part of themselves that desperately wants human connection and affirmation).
Extroverted Sensing (or "Sensation") is an INFJ's inferior function. It's the one we use least effectively, but also the one we end up spending the most time in when we're stressed. This is where Loki lives for most of the movies.
Loki's Childhood
Everything Loki does as an adult is informed by his childhood, which we have very little information about. From the first Thor film, we see that Odin told Thor and Loki, "Only one of you can ascend to the throne. But both of you were born to be kings!" Loki was pushed toward learning to rule, but then he was told he could never fill that role no matter how hard he tried. From Thor: The Dark World we know Freya was the one who trained him in magic, which is a much more INFJ-type weapon, but that still didn't give him the approval he desperately craved from his father Odin.
Normally as a maturing INFJ, you develop your primary function Introverted Intuition first, become comfortable with your secondary Extroverted Feeling function as you become a teenager, start using tertiary Introverted Thinking in your late 20s or early 30s, then maybe you start exploring inferior Extroverted Sensing in midlife. All those functions are there the whole time, but you don't develop them equally and in the case of Extroverted Sensing you might only notice it when you're stressed. You never use your inferior, or even your tertiary function, as effectively as your primary and secondary functions.
Now, imagine you're a young INFJ boy growing up with an ESTP brother (this is Thor's type – click here to read about him). ESTPs use the same functions, but in the exact opposite order. So you see your brother being praised for exercising Extroverted Sensing, supported by Introverted Thinking. You probably hear, "Why aren't you more like Thor?" all the time. Loki has been living with his stress function held up as a paragon. On top of that, he's a Feeling boy who probably identifies with his mother more than the men in a world that prizes more traditionally masculine traits. Loki knows he isn't what his father hopes for in a son, but INFJs are good at imitating other types and he tries to make Odin proud. This goes on for years, until Loki learns that the person he's been trying to be his entire life isn't good enough because no matter what he does, Odin "could never have a frost giant sitting on the throne of Asgard."
In The Grip
If Loki is an INFJ, then the only times he really has a chance to use his dominant functions are when he's using his Intuitive grasp of abstract concepts to dream-up complex plots and solutions to problems and wield magic, and when he's using Extroverted Feeling to manipulate people. Otherwise, he spends his time first trying to win Odin's approval by being like Thor, then lashing out at the people who hurt him while trying to discover who he is now that he's no longer Odin's son. That, on top of the huge amounts of stress he's under in the films, means INFJ Loki spends most of this time in the grip of his inferior Extroverted Sensing function.
One of the questions asked by a commenter on the previous Loki post was this: "can you see yourselves (as INFJs presumably) carrying on a constant fight with everyone around you for the majority of your existence? And all so you can continue your life as their master and ruler?" While I couldn't say "yes" to this exactly how it is phrased, I can say that as an INFJ, I will fight for the right to be my authentic self, especially if I feel like I've been stifled. I will turn into someone people don't expect when I reach the end of my rope, and if I'm stressed and feeling out of control I don't shy away from conflict like INFJs typically do. My goal isn't to continue life as "master and ruler," but I desperately need to restore order to my world and if that means taking control, then that's what I want to do.
The Avengers is probably the film where Loki seems least like an INFJ, but this is also the film where he's dealing with the most stress. The last thing he heard before falling into the destroyed Bifrost was Odin voicing disappointment in him, then he is captured and presumably tortured by Thanos.
"Loki disappears through that wormhole of space and time, when the Bifrost is destroyed, and he kind of goes through the Seventh Circle of Hell. And he's on his own. He's on his own in the dark corners of the universe, and the journey he goes on is pretty horrible. It's like getting lost in the rainforest or something. You're going to come out the other side a bit mangled on the outside, and on the inside." — quote from an interview with Tom Hiddleston
Naomi Quenk's book Was That Really Me? includes information about what she calls "lengthy episodes in the grip." Usually, we experience our inferior function for short periods of time when we're stressed. If you spend months or years working out of this function, though, bad things happen. For INFJs, she says it looks like this:
Obsessiveness about details in the form of micromanaging others both at work and at home may cause great distress to other people in these environments. "Irrational" accusations by INFJ can alienate others, causing them to avoid the person or attempt to remove him or her from a position of authority. Family members of an INFJ in a chronic grip state may be unable to find ways to sidestep the ready anger and criticism expressed by their loved one. Co-workers are likely to be similarly at a loss. …
Chronic grip behaviour may lead the individual and others to believe that fierce anger, excessive control of others and the immediate world, and distrust that approaches paranoia are a part of the natural makeup of the INFJ, and that the person has always been that way. Since the process of becoming chronically in the grip is often gradual, even people who have known the person in a non-stressed state are likely not to notice what, in retrospect, will be recognized as a radical alteration of personality. The person will appear to be a rather exaggerated, poorly developed, and distorted version of an Extraverted Sensing type. (Quenk, Was That Really Me? page 202)
Interestingly, the latest comment on my previous Loki post states, "Loki pre-snap seems quiet and very introverted, but afterwards seems to become a twisted version of Thor: self-centered, narcissistic, showy, entitled to power at the expense of others, and merciless in conquest." This is pretty much exactly what Quenk says of INFJs looking like a "distorted version of an Extraverted Sensing type," which is what Thor is as an ESTP.
When you take into consideration his background and the fact that he's operating out of his inferior function for most of the films, the objections against typing the MCU's Loki as an INFJ don't carry nearly as much weight. Loki doesn't look like a stereotypical INFJ, but he does act like an INFJ who's been stressed to the breaking point.
If you enjoyed this post, check out my other MCU typings:
Bucky Barns – ESTP
Scott Lang -ISFP
Steve Rodgers – ISFJ
T'Challa – ISFP
Thor – ESTP
Tony Stark – ENTP
Personality Types, TV and Films Avengers, character, character archetypes, David Keirsey, fiction, fictional, INFJ, Loki, MCU, Myers-Briggs, personality type, shadow functions, stress, Tom Hiddleston 10 Comments
Some INFJ Thoughts on ENTPs
6 July, 2015 7 April, 2017 Marissa
I suspect that, much like you're not supposed to have favorite relatives, you're not supposed to have favorite personality types. One of the core tenets of type-theory is that no type is better than another. And yet … I do have some favorites. ENFJ, ENTJ, INFJ, INTJ, INTP, ISTP, ESTP, ENTP …
Strangely enough, it's not necessarily related to my interactions with a type in real life. In person, I can find common ground with most personality types depending on the individual person and the circumstances of our meeting. So when I talk about my favorite personality types, it requires an addendum that I am friends with and like people of all types (for example, my best-friend-who's-not-a-relative doesn't fit any of the types I listed above).
Still, there's something about certain personality types that is irresistibly intriguing. I know several ENFJs, and the friendship and genuine communication that can exist between them and INFJs is truly amazing. I love talking with INTPs and INTJs because their minds are so incredibly keen and they challenge me to really think deeply about things. And then there's the ENTPs ❤
ENTP Type
David Keirsey, and many other type psychologists, describe the ENTP personality type as the "soulmate" for INFJs. Of course, type compatibility in relationships is much more complicated than that, but I can definitely see why. At least, I think I can. I haven't actually met a self-confirmed ENTP in real life. I know a guy who is either ENTP or ENFP, and knew someone I think was ENTP. Other than that, my interactions with them have all been online. Although, if fictional character's count, we all know some that are (probably) ENTP:
Tony Stark (I wrote a post about him)
Ray Palmer (we're watching Arrow, and no one in my family understands why I like him so much)
Eames from Inception
Q from Star Trek
(note: there are female ENTPs, just as there are male INFJs. They're just more rare, and hence harder to find.)
ENTPs are characterized by high energy, "compelling enthusiasm," independence, their pursuit of possibility, a constant string of projects that command their attention, and being "startlingly clever" (Isabel Myers, Gifts Differing p.106-108). There's individual variation within all types, and Isabel Myer specifically says that
"Extroverted intuitives are hard to describe because of their infinite variety. Their interest, enthusiasm, and energy pour suddenly into unforeseeable channels like a flash flood, sweeping everything along, overwhelming all obstacles, carving out a path which others will follow long after the force that made it has flowed on into other things " (Gifts Differing, p.106).
INFJs and ENTPs
Maybe what Myers talks about in the above quote is one reason INFJ's like ENTPs so much. We have plenty of ideas, but struggle with moving them into the real world. We want to make big contributions, but we have trouble putting ourselves out there. We want to pour ourselves into people, but have limited energy for social interactions. So the idea of partnering with someone who specializes in active idea exploration in a big way is very attractive. Please tell me I'm not the only INFJ who has thought it would be wonderful to be the Pepper Pots to someone's Tony Stark? (note: I'm not typing Pepper as an INFJ, just using it as an example.)
Looking closer at the two types, we see similarities in their function stacks that also helps explain the compatibility:
INFJ: Introverted Intuition, Extroverted Feeling, Introverted Thinking, Extroverted Sensing
ENTP: Extroverted Intuition, Introverted Thinking, Extroverted Feeling, Introverted Sensing
Both types lead with Intuition, but use that function in different ways. Intuition is a perceiving process, which has to do with how we take in and process new information. It's close enough for the two types to understand each other, but different enough to compliment instead of overlap.
The two middle functions for both types are the same, just in a different order. Thinking and Feeling are both judging processes, which means they affect how we make decisions and what we believe the world "should" look like. INFJs and ENTPs approach this in a way that is easy for the other type to understand, but they are strong in different areas.
Their inferior functions are both sensing, but one is extroverted and one introverted. Our inferior functions typically show up when we're stressed, so having different inferior functions means that different things stress these two types out. That can be really useful if you want someone who can help you out of stress instead of getting pulled in with you. It's also important that they're not exact opposites, since types who use intuition as their inferior function can get stressed-out by dominant intuitives (e.g. an ISFJ who is stressed by change might find it uncomfortable to spend much time with an ENTP).
What about you? anyone else want to confess they have favorite personality types? 🙂
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Fictional MBTI – Tony Stark (ENTP)
15 June, 2015 2 August, 2021 Marissa
As many of you know, I'm a big fan of using fictional characters to illustrate how Myers-Briggs® types work. I've written about Captain America as an ISFJ and about Loki's more controversial personality (which I identify as INFJ), so I thought we'd continue with that series by talking about one of the most beloved and recognizable characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
I've seen Iron Man from the comics typed as an ENTJ or ESTP, but most people agree that in the Tony Stark portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in Marvel's Cinematic Universe is an ENTP. David Keirsey called this type "The Inventor." While I often think Keirsey's type descriptions are too stereotypical, it does fit Tony Stark.
It is so natural for ENTPs to practice devising ingenious gadgets and mechanisms that they start doing it even as young children. And these Inventors get such a kick out of it that they really never stop exercising their inventive talent, though in the workplace they will turn their technological ingenuity to many kinds of systems, social as well as physical and mechanical.
David Keirsey
The Personality Hacker video that you can watch if you click this link is a pretty good overview for the type. ENTPs lead with a process called Extroverted Intuition ("Exploration" in Personality Hacker's system). It's supported by Introverted Thinking (also called "Accuracy"). Their tertiary function is Extroverted Feeling ("Harmony"), and their least developed function is Introverted Sensing ("Memory"). We can see this in Tony Stark's character throughout the MCU movies.
Exploration/Accuracy
Tony just became an expert on thermonuclear astrophysics. No big deal.
I really love Personality Hacker's nicknames for the cognitive functions. Antonia Dodge writes that the reason they chose "Exploration" as the name for Extroverted Intuition was because "the best pattern recognition system for the outer world is to mess with everything that can be messed with, and to explore, explore, explore." Types who use Extroverted Intuition easily bounce from one idea to the next, often out-loud, as they sort through and experiment with different possibilities. This doesn't mean they can't focus. They just need to find something that captures their attention. Once they have something to focus on, it can consume them (at least until they understand it well enough to lose interest and move on to the next challenge).
This is where their secondary function, Introverted Thinking, comes in. An ENTP's Intuition is focused outward gathering information and sorting through data. When they need to think deeply about something, their inward-focused decision-making process comes into play. For ENTPs, this process is concerned with "Accuracy." Antonia Dodge says the ultimate goal of a type using Accuracy is "information purified from incongruities, inconsistencies and biases which produce clean concepts and an understanding of how things work."
ENTP Characteristics
Dr. A. J. Drenth in his profile of an ENTP and Isabel Meyer in her book Gifts Differing both mention several defining characteristics of the ENTP personality type. Let's look at a few.
"Despite their tendency toward restlessness and distractibility, ENTPs can focus when partaking in stimulating discussions or activities" (Drenth). Just witness how focused Tony can be when speaking with Bruce Banner (discussions) or while alone in his private workshop (activities).
"ENTPs may not always seem to 'have a point,' quickly bouncing from one idea to the next" (Drenth). Tony's conversation with the other Avengers on the hellicarrier after they catch Loki lasts less than two minuets and the conversation bounces around like this:
Begins explanation of Loki's plan
Takes a verbal jab at Thor
Continues explanation of portals
Notices and comments on the man playing Galaga
Questions the design of Fury's command center
More on Loki's plan, while planting a decryption program
Explains his new expertise in thermonuclear physics
Introduces himself to Bruce Banner and admires his scientific work and Hulk side
"They are more apt to consider how others may affect their projects than how their projects may affect others" (Meyer). Extroverted Feeling — the function ENTPs use to connect with people, is third on their function stack. They use it rather well to read people and manipulate them (Isabel Meyer says, "They enjoy from the cradle a remarkable ability to get what they want"), but people are not the first thing on their priority list. Even in Age of Ultron, where Tony creates Ultron to try and avoid a future where he causes his friend's deaths, his first focus is on the project, not on how others will react.
"ENTPs scoff at what they see as unnecessary or overly rigid rules, regulations, or procedures" (Drenth). This is the source of much of Tony's conflict with S.H.I.E.L.D and with Steve Rodgers (interestingly, ISFJs and ENTPs are exact opposites in their function stacks, and can easily act as stressors for one another).
When stressed, Naomi Quenk says ENTPs' inferior function shows up in the form of "withdrawal and depression," "obsessiveness" and "focus on the body" (i.e. "exaggerated concern about physical 'symptoms'" of a real or imagined disease). Just watch Iron Man 3.
Loki – INFJ
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Love Languages and MBTI Types
20 October, 2014 20 March, 2018 Marissa
Myers-Briggs types have much to tell us about ourselves and other people. Our MBTI type reflects our preferences for crowded parties or small gathering, describes how we connect with other people, shows us how we naturally respond to stress, and gives us a picture of our innate strengths and weaknesses. Another thing it's often used for is trying to predict what type of person we'll be attracted to, and most compatible with, in a romantic sense. Unfortunately, MBTI only gives part of the picture in this regard.
Types in Love
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Use of the MBTI for romance is subject to much debate. Isabel Myer wrote in Gifts Differing *, chapter 11, that "it seems only reasonable that the greater mutual understanding between couples with more likeness than difference should lead, on the whole, to greater mutual attraction and esteem." This was supported by her study of 375 married couples who were most frequently "alike on three of their four preferences rather than on only two, as would be expected by chance." However, Isabel Myer was an INFP woman happily married to an ISTJ man. According to her own personality theory, they "shouldn't" have gotten along, especially since she thought that shared S-N preferences were the most important for predicting a couple's happiness together and understanding of each other. Obviously type isn't the only important ingredient for happiness.
Elizabeth and Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, an NF – NT couple
David Keirsey's book Please Understand Me II * agrees with Myers on the importance of S-N pairings, saying that his SP Artisan types are most compatible with SJ Guardians, and that NF Idealists are most compatible with NT rationals. His ideal pairing is someone who shares your S-N preference and is your opposite in the other three preferences. For example, he would pair an INFJ with an ENTP.
Continuing with INFJs as our example, these theories have influenced many INFJ profiles online. Jennifer Soldner's Guide To INFJ Relationships lists ENFP, ENTP, INTJ and INFJ as the best matches for an INFJ. The worst matches are ESFP, ESTP, ESTJ, and ENTJ (note that this last one contradicts Keirsey's rule for pairing NF and NT types). For the most part, these suggestions seem logical at first, much like Isabel Myer said when theorizing that people will get along best if they are similar. It doesn't explain, however, why one study found that INFJs were most likely to marry either INFJs or ESTPs, or why Myers herself was happy married to someone so dissimilar in terms of type. Clearly there's something else going on here.
The "Something Else"
Even with their generalizations about which types get along most easily together, both Isabel Myers and David Keirsey admit there are other very important ingredients to a lasting romantic relationship.
Individual relationships defy generalizations, and it should be stressed that two well-adjusted people of any two temperaments can find ways of making their marriage work for them." (Keirsey)
"Understanding, appreciation, and respect make a lifelong marriage possible and good. Similarity of type is not important, except as it leads to these three. Without them, people fall in love and out of love again; with them, a man and woman will become increasingly valuable to each other and know that they are contributing to each other's lives." (Myers)
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
A mutual willingness to work together and actively build-up the relationships is more important than compatible MBTI types. One aspect of this is understanding the other person and learning how to love them. Becoming familiar with their Myers-Briggs type will help tremendously, but it's not enough by itself. You also benefit from an understanding of Love Languages.
The five love languages theory was first published in 1995 by Gary Chapman, a relationship counselor and pastor. He says every person has a "language" that they use to communicate and receive love, either Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, or Physical Touch. Everyone has one primary love language, and you might have a secondary love language as well. If someone's partner is not speaking their love language, they will not feel loved. There's a test on Chapman's website if you don't know what your love language is and want to find out.
Layering Love Languages
In theory, any MBTI type can be combined with any one of the five love languages. I'm guessing, however, that there are some love languages that are more likely for certain MBTI types. Let's take a quick look at the characteristics for the four type groups as related to different love languages.
SP types are typically concerned with outward, concrete ways of viewing the world, and focus on the here and now. Keirsey describes their preferred role in a romantic relationship as "playmate." I could see SP types being particularly inclined toward Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, or Physical Touch as a primary love language. These all involve doing something for or with the loved one, which would appeal strongly to SP types.
Duty-fulfilling SJ types tend to play what Keirsey described as a "helpmate" role in relationships. They are stable, traditional, and thoroughly dependable people. SJ types might be most in tune with Acts of Service, Quality Time or Words of Affirmation as a love language. These love languages visibly or verbally confirm that a SJ's loved ones appreciate their constant reliability.
NF types are idealistic, enjoy abstract thought, and are natural romantics. Keirsey described their role in a romantic relationship as "soulmate." They search for deep, genuine connections. Quality Time and Words of Affirmation seem like the most likely love languages, though Physical Touch and Acts of Service are also good possibilities. The key for NF types is genuine depth in a relationship, so they are inclined towards a language that increases emotional intimacy.
The NT types are highly intellectual, and Keirsey described their relationship role as "mindmate." They are logical, abstract, and have little tolerance for the superficial. Words of Affirmation and Quality Time seem like the most likely love languages for an NT type, but after reading two different forum topics on MBTI types and love languages (one on Typology Central and one on Personality Cafe) I learned many NTs favor Physical Touch as well. My personal theory is that NT types view Service and/or Gifts with suspicion, wondering what the other person wants from them, while the others seem more genuine.
What about you? What are your Myers-Briggs type and love language(s)? Do you see a connection between the two? Share in the comments!
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Here are beach view houses for sale in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador.
In March 2001, I posted the following at our www.garyascott.com site.
Waves crash on black haystack rocks that grind an aquamarine Pacific into foam and mist of white. It is early March, near athe coast of Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. We head due west. Merri and I are with friends, sitting on a gleaming 35 foot cruiser. Warm salt air massages our sun drenched skin as we race west, hypnotized by a sleepy drone from twin Yamaha 115s.
There are many economic opportunities to share in this message, but first let me answer the question that was meandering gently through my mind. "What really is paradise?" I almost nodded off then looked across the sea once more. Eleven shrimpers glowed white as they bobbed on the horizon. Their bird covered arms trailed nets that looked like spidery webs of white. The ocean turned deep indigo as the continental shelf dropped away. Our destination? Isla de la Plata, the Silver Isle, little known but like Galapagos, the home of rare birds ( we saw loads of blue footed boobies in their rookery) and animal life not known elsewhere.
"What really is paradise?" I pondered once more. Walking a broad beach at sunrise to join the villagers for the morning's catch, which included a monstrous snook? The soft murmur of young lovers as they stroll on a warm evening, holding hands? A billion stars on a clear night? A native market piled high in mangos, papaya, pineapples, custard fruit, bananas in yellow, red and green, blackberries, ovos, plums, beans, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, peppers, cabbages bigger than a bread basket, flowers and other delicious fruits and vegetables, you can't even imagine as they are endemic only to Ecuador! All swollen with vine ripened goodness and priced so low they cost nothing? A cook who prepares these treasures with love and serves them on an open air balcony cleansed by a sweet breeze from the sea? An afternoon sleep in a hammock, soothed by a gentle salt breeze? Riding through a tropical forest? Fresh ground juice at night on the terrace where we can see forever? Village laughter in the darkness heard from a comfortable bed? Friendly, happy faces everywhere?
First, let me make a point. If you want the sanitized version of life, switch off now and go to a web site that lists Disney World and places like this. Or go visit American coastal cities like Naples where Merri and I have left. Manta, Puerto Lopez and the other Pacific villages Merri and I savored on this trip have dusty roads, unkempt beaches, dogs walking the beach and the people appear poor. Plastic and various other types of debris often line the roads. The water where we bathed was only lukewarm. There are some pathetic sights and pungent smells. Life is rich, ripe and real here, no street signs, no life guards and no lines in the middle of the road.
Yet consider this. In Naples, Florida, I just looked at buying a very small beachfront lot because it was cheap at one and a half million bucks. Here I was looking at a 38 acre tract of coastal land on a brand new highway with a half mile of wide, empty, clean Pacific beach for $15,000 bucks!
In Naples I'll get fined for parking, taking a dog, glass, or fire on the beach. I'll be patrolled, warned and controlled by more rules and regulations I can keep track of. Here it's purely Laissez Faire. Merri and I are pioneers and we love untidy, rambling, ramshackle places. We have made millions buying in such places and then watching them grow up. But you have to love this type of disorder to enjoy the process.
To us this is where the real adventure is・long with the best investment potential. So having said this let's spend a moment talking about the cash.
Several years ago I began bringing investors to Manta and onto Puerto Lopez telling them it was one of the hottest places around. Merri and I didn't especially like Manta but saw its potential. I continued bringing investors here through the worst depression in Ecuador's history, a Presidential impeachment, then a bloodless coup, countless social demonstrations and even a couple of kidnappings on the border. The worse events grew, the more excited about the potential I became. Now places in the south of Manta that were scrub vegetation and wild are gleaming apartments and housing developments with really attractive and grand homes. Prices for land have quadrupled. There is a new road, new water system and though prices in Manta are still much lower than they will become, the miraculous bargains some of my delegates have enjoyed are gone. Some investors have seen their investments grow two, three, even four times in this last two years and values will rise much more! Yet the changes are just beginning. South of Puerto Lopez, Metropolitan Tours have built a new 15 room hotel. This is built by Barro Viejo the same architects that designed who Merri's and my house at our Andean plantation Rosaspamba.
This hotel has a charming design and sits high up cliffs with commanding ocean views. There are whale watching and fishing tours (the fishing is great – snook, snapper, sea bass, the world record Marlin was caught nearby) plus there are cruises to Isla de la Plata and in season, whale watching where spotting the humpback whales guaranteed. Last year we were able to cruise around huge humpbacks at a range of just a few yards.
Puerto Lopez is surrounded by over 100,000 acres of national park and there are also hiking and riding trips in the dry and humid tropical forests of the park.
I recommend this for sea lovers. Real estate in Ecuador is an incredible opportunity now.
Wow a decade later this advice has been proved. Prices have risen dramatically but are still at bargain basement values.
Now a project named TRANQUILO, a four unit housing enclave has started in Puerto Lopez Ecuador.
Tranquilo is a small project consisting of four residential apartments in two buildings.
All units face the beach in Puerto Lopez , a fishing village /tourism town of 15,000 souls on the Pacific coast of Ecuador. Puerto Lopez is unique along the 650 mile coast .
It is on a crescent bay, between encapsulating headlands,well protected with limited expansion potential. It has an inherent energy not found in other seaside villages.
Shops for all basic needs, a bank, postal station and a selection of decent restaurants and watering holes.
Architect-Builder, John Fisher, selected Puerto Lopez for his first project in Ecuador after traversing the coast top to bottom three times, turning stones in every village en route.
John Fisher is an accomplished and experienced professional with a record of successful projects in Canada and the United States.He has partnered with reknowned Ecuadorean architect Xavier Vargas, to create a small project with a distinctly modern South American look combined with North American planning.
The project has acquired all necessary permits for commencement of construction which is scheduled to begin in September 2011. Only three units will be available for purchase,the owner-architect retaining one unit for his personal residence.
The beachfront building "Beach House" consists of an upper and lower unit, each with private entrance and approximately 1400 s.f of interior living space.
The intermediate floor separating the units has a concrete sound-barrier to ensure quiet enjoyment and privacy for both units.The ground floor unit enjoys direct beach access,with fifty steps or so to the shore. A private ten by thirty foot wood deck patio and front garden provide the perfect setting for hammock-dozing or sunset cocktails.
The interior has a modern kitchen with large breakfast-bar and all appliances. Tiled baths with Euro-glass showers, exotic wood floors and nine foot high wood-beamed ceilings with bamboo inlay provide a luxurious and comfortable plantation-style setting. Two bedrooms with en-suite baths, guest powder room and stacked washer-dryer combo are designed to North American standards.
The living-dining area and master bedroom are both beachfront with an abundance of light and cooling Pacific breezes. The apartment also has separate air-conditioning units for Living and Bedroom areas. This is a one-of a-kind beachfront home with a secure private garage, all modern amenities and a tranquil setting only a five minute walk from town.
The elevated rear building " Ocean View" house is situated on a plateau sixteen feet above "Beach House".
It consists of two side by side duplex units separated by a sound-barrier masonry wall.The units are staggered to provide ultimate privacy for outdoor living spaces.The building has four lower-level individual parking garages,one for each unit in the complex. The "Ocean View House" units have an entry-level bedroom floor with two bedrooms,with en-suite baths, laundry and large master-bedroom balcony.
The second floor Living-Dining-Kitchen area has a powder bath and large ocean view balcony. The third floor is an oceanview covered roof terrace, perfect for hammock-swinging, sunset cocktails or quiet enjoyment of the surroundings.The interior finishing is equivalent to " Beach House".
There is also entry-level parking from the rear access road providing ease of entry and convenient off-loading of groceries for " Ocean View" residents. These exclusive "townhome" units cannot be found elsewhere in Ecuador, let alone Puerto Lopez.
BeachHouse : Ground Floor Unit ; 1470 s.f. Covered Terrace 300 s.f. Total indoor-outdoor living area : 1770 s.f.
Pricing and estimated completion dates to be released shortly.
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Phoenix, AZ - Sindy Marisol Benavides, a Honduran immigrant who came to the United States at the age of one and grew up to become a life-long champion of social justice and civil rights has been named Chief Executive Officer of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the first Latina woman to hold that position in the organization's 89-year history.
"I feel humbled and honored to serve in a capacity for which I have prepared my entire life," said Benavides. "Everything I've had the opportunity to live, learn, see and do enables me to now take on this responsibility with a sense of urgency, strong personal commitment and determined resolve that we must fight and prevail against the enormous challenges Latinos are facing in our country," she adds. "We're carefully watching to see if there are any obstructions made to our community and we will take action," said LULAC CEO Sindy Benavides.
"What I saw and learned during those long days traveling and working in all kinds of conditions as an organizer is that people who are empowered create a vigor and energy that cannot be stopped. The power of America lies in its people," says Benavides. "These experiences taught me that the changes we seek and the transformations we aspire to see realized through LULAC will happen as we work together on vital issues, grow our membership to be stronger and harness this power into a single voice, a single purpose, a single goal—justice," she adds.
LULAC Vice-President for the Elderly and Member of the National Search Committee Alicia Rios said "Benavides was chosen following an extensive national search. Sindy was the most qualified candidate, both because of her prior work as well as the extraordinary job she has been doing as Chief Operating Officer of LULAC and Interim CEO," said Rios. "Also, she has developed an immeasurable wealth of contacts and goodwill in Washington, DC over the years because of her collaborative spirit and untiring dedication to public service which is why we are confident she is the right choice for CEO," she added.
Benavides is not a stranger to LULAC. She was the Founder and President of LULAC Council 4611 (Richmond). Benavides' academic background includes a BA from Virginia State University graduating as Valedictorian with a focus on Political Science. Additional studies include Executive Management and Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Center for Creative Leadership. Benavides is an alumna of the Sorenson Political Leadership Program through the University of Virginia; the Virginia Executive Institute and Minority Political Leadership Institute through Virginia Commonwealth University; and alumna of the National Hispana Leadership Institute. She resides in Virginia with her husband and two children, three-year old Victor Hughes and one-year old America Westfield.


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By Clifford D. May - - Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Last week, two Russian long-range bombers skirted the southwest coast of England. British Typhoon warplanes scrambled from their base to "escort" the bombers away. Prime Minister David Cameron accused Moscow of "trying to make some sort a point."
Yes, probably so. Among other things, Vladimir Putin is reportedly angry over British Foreign Secretary Michael Fallon's warning that Russia now represents a "real and present danger." The Russian president, he fears, might do to one of NATO's Baltic members — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — what he has done to Ukraine.
Coincidently, a committee of the House of Lords last week issued a report: "The EU and Russia: Before and beyond the crisis in Ukraine." The committee's chairman, Lord Christopher Tugendhat, summed up: "The EU, and by implication the U.K., was guilty of sleepwalking into this crisis."
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He added: "The Committee is also concerned that the U.K.'s expertise within the Foreign Office [translation: its Putinology] has diminished significantly. The lack of robust analytical capacity, in both the U.K. and the EU, effectively led to a catastrophic misreading of the mood in the run-up to the crisis."
I've not convinced that Mr. Putin is quite so hard to read. Part czar, part commissar, he is a committed autocrat, not an aspiring democrat. His ambition is to restore Russia's status as a great power — by any means necessary. That resonates with many of his countrymen — as he well knows.
His most immediate goal appears to be re-establishing Russia's Eurasian sphere of influence. He might have accomplished that without invasions, violence and the seizure of territory, just by making Ukraine, Georgia and other formerly Soviet territories increasingly dependent on the Kremlin. But, Mr. Putin, like Tina Turner, never does "nice and easy" when he can do "nice and rough" instead.
He views conflicts as binary: one side wins, the other loses — there are no "win-wins." Nor are there "resets" based on both sides making compromises. Diplomacy is not the path to conflict resolution; it is war by other means. He respects strength and finds weakness repugnant — and provocative. "The weak," he has observed, "get beaten."
Fraser Cameron, director of the Brussels-based EU-Russia Centre, asked in a column last week: "Is Russia ready to play by the international rule book, especially the sanctity of borders in post-war Europe?" Could the answer be more obvious? Mr. Cameron added: "Russia will also have to accept that every state has the right to decide its own destiny including membership of the EU."
I think Mr. Putin would reply: "Who is going to make Russia accept that?" About 40,000 of his supporters said something very akin to that when they rallied last Saturday in Moscow. Among them, The Associated Press reported, were "ultranationalist bikers, pensioners, war veterans, members of student organizations and activists from other pro-Kremlin groups. Many waved Russian flags, others bore banners that said 'Die, America' or 'U$A, Stop the War!'" The war they have in mind is Ukraine's failing struggle to retain its independence, to not become a Russian colony.
As Lenin might ask: What is to be done? In this instance, we should look to the root causes among which, I'd argue, is the breakdown of the liberal, rules-based international order. At the conclusion of World War II, there were two great powers: the United States and the Soviet Union. Their competition was not without pain and peril but there were constraints. Because neither side sought martyrdom, the possibility of mutually assured destruction served as a deterrent.
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United States accepted the burden of global leadership. Soon, however, there were voices on both the left and the right arguing for America to relinquish that responsibility. President Obama has made that his policy. Since he's been in office, he has been "leading from behind," deferring to the "international community."
The problem is that no such community exists. The United Nations Security Council includes Russia and China, nations with interests and values quite different from those of the multicultural, morally relativist, demilitarizing West. Tyrants and despots dominate the U.N. General Assembly.
We now know for certain that the end of the Cold War did not mean the end of history. We also know that Mr. Putin intends to make history in Eurasia and also in the Middle East where he is helping defend Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and enabling the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran who have their own regional and global ambitions.
"Revisionist great powers are never satisfied," writes the Brookings Institution's Robert Kagan, a former speechwriter for George Shultz, secretary of state under President Reagan. "Their sphere of influence is never quite large enough to satisfy their pride or their expanding need for security."
He adds: "If the United States wants to maintain a benevolent world order, it must not permit spheres of influence to serve as a pretext for aggression. The United States needs to make clear now — before things get out of hand — that this is not a world order that it will accept."
To achieve that, however, requires more than speeches declaring some particular act of aggression — e.g., by Russia, Syria, Iran or North Korea — "unacceptable" and then, in time, accepting it as though it had been inevitable all along. The stronger America's military and economic power, and the more credible America's willingness to deploy that power, the less frequently that power will need to be deployed.
Until that paradox is understood and incorporated into policy, expect to see Mr. Putin testing Western limits in the air and on the ground, Iran's theocrats spinning more centrifuges, North Korea launching more missiles and jihadis posting acts of flamboyant barbarism on YouTube.
• Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for The Washington Times.
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Hey liberal snowflakes, you don't know how good you've got it protesting in America
Medicare for All would be a nightmare of unintended consequences
Explaining why Joe Biden's candidacy endures
Trump fights for American workers by delivering the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Ordinary Americans should ask tough questions
Lev Parnas, another Democratic impeachment dud
Trump's wine tariff is just a meaningless buzzkill
Virginia Democrats' legislative overreach
Even with impeachment nonsense, Trump found a foreign policy win against Iran


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Matt Ogston outside the Everyman Cinema. Picture: Dieter Perry.
Dr Nazim Mahmood, a Harley Street doctor, committed suicide on July 30 last year by leaping from the balcony of his apartment off West End Lane, in West Hampstead, after his Muslim mother told him to find a "cure" for being gay.
His fiancé Matt Ogston hosted a pink carpet film screening and reception to commemorate the anniversary at the Everyman Cinema, in Holly Bush Vale, on Thursday last week.
The event, titled An Evening to Find Acceptance, raised funds for the Naz and Matt Foundation, a charity which Mr Ogston launched in the wake of his partner's death.
On the night, Mr Ogston screened a short film tracing his journey over the past year. A collection of images exploring Dr Mahmood's story by photojournalist Lisa Bretherick were also on show.
The main feature of the evening was a screening of Bollywood film The Square Circle, which challenges gender identity, gender roles and sexuality.
The Naz and Matt Foundation aims to change attitudes and increase acceptance of gay, lesbian and transgender young people born into religious families, and to offer support to individuals affected.


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ATFR2 Molly Dreamt Of Bachelor Coming Back To Her
During After The Final Rose Part II, which was filmed in front of a studio audience, unlike After The Final Rose Part I, Chris Harrison interviewed Jason Mesnick extensively about what had transpired several weeks ago after he proposed to Melissa and then changed his mind.
After Jason was on the stage with Chris Harrison explaining the decision he made with regard to Melissa and Molly he left the stage and Molly came out.
Chris Harrison told the audience "well we just heard from Jason about his dramatic change of heart. What did Molly think when she heard Jason had broken up with Melissa and wanted her back?" Molly was introduced and came out onto the stage to sit with Chris.
He said "Molly when you came out here the last time you had not seen Jason and you had no idea what was about to happen. Before we talk about it lets look at what happened."
A clip was played of Jason and Molly from After The Final Rose Ceremony where Jason told Molly he had broken up with Melissa and wanted a second chance with Molly. After he played the clip Chris said "let's go back to that moment when you walked back on stage. You had not seen each other since that day in New Zealand."
He asked her how she felt. Molly said "coming back from New Zealand, it was one of the toughest periods of time that I ever had to go through. I was dealing with heart break. I couldn't vent to anyone (she had to keep it secret). Coming here (After The Final Rose) I was hoping I would get some closure from Jason. But it certainly didn't go that way. I was very shocked."
Chris said "did you ever thinkg of not having him back? Many people question since you were number 2 at one point." Molly said agreed with Chris about being number 2 and said "my feelings didn't go away. At that point we were sitting here (on the stage) and I had the exact same feelings that I had when I left New Zealand. It wasn't a factor of whether I still loved him or not." She still loved him and her feelings never went away.
Chris asked "after you left the stage, what happened. Where did you go?"
Molly explained that after that night, some six weeks ago, she and Jason "didn't just instantly get back together." She said "we did have plenty of serious conversations." She also said "that night after hearing what he had to say, I broke down pretty hard." Molly said she asked him "what happened between him and Melissa? A lot of our conversations had to do with (that topic)." She wanted to know why he had picked Melissa nd not her.
Chris said this sequence of events "has stirred emotions all across America, mixed feelings." He asked Molly "what have you heard?"
Molly said "it has been an incredibly difficult couple of weeks for us. There are a lot of rumors going around. My morals and character are being questioned which is really unfortunate. People are so quick to judge. People forget that we are real people who have real jobs and have real families. These people don't realize the damage that they do."
She said "luckily I have had Jason to lean on and we are happier now than ever." The audience applauded.
Chris reminded Molly she had previously told him "she dreamed of the moment of being back together with Jason." She repeated that fact that after she came back from New Zealand "I was upset, I thought wouldn't it be great if Jason knocked on my door and asked me to come back." And then he did. So Molly said her dreams about having The Bachelor back really did come true.
Then Chris thanked Molly for being on the show and sharing her feelings about Jason asking her back and that segment was over.
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In Quebec... the father of visual and ocular health!
A member of the Order of Canada, recipient of a medal from the Montpellier Faculty of Medicine in France, emeritus professor of the Faculty of Medicine of Laval University, and inducted into the Académie des Grands Québécois, Dr. Alain P. Rousseau was, without a doubt, the father of vision health in Quebec. In honour of his memory, the FMO has established the Alain P. Rousseau Award, open to candidates across Canada, and intended exclusively for ophthalmology residents.
Alain P. Rousseau Award 2022 details
2021 - Dr Siddhart Nath
In 2021, the award ($1,000 scholarship and honorary plaque) was granted to Dr. Siddharth Nath, a resident in ophthalmology at McGill University. Dr. Nath is interested in the impact of neuro-degenerative diseases on vision.
2020 - Dr Tina Felfeli
For 2020, a scholarship of $1,000 as well as an honorary plaque were awarded to Dr. Tina Felfeli of the University of Toronto Department of Ophthalmology for her research project titled "Hypotensive efficacy of topical brimonidine for intraocular pressure spikes following intravitreal injections of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents: a randomised crossover trial."
2019 - Dr Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato
The 2019 Alain P. Rousseau Award ($1,000 scholarship and honorary plaque) was bestowed on Dr. Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato, who distinguished himself with his research project titled "The Effect of Eye Masks on Neonatal Stress Following Dilated Retinal Examination, a Randomized Clinical Trial (MASK-ROP)."
2017 - Dr Claudine Bellerive
In 2017, a scholarship of $5,000 was presented to Dr. Claudine Bellerive, who thus became the first recipient of the Alain P. Rousseau Award. The selection committee, composed of Drs. Ian McDonald and Yves Sauvé from the University of Alberta, selected Dr. Bellerive for her involvement and research excellence in the area of uveal melanoma, a prized field for Dr. Rousseau.
Financing research... focused on the future!
Local research... with a global impact!
Multiple funds... to choose as you see fit!


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Reinhard Selten shared the 1994 economics prize with John Harsanyi (1920–2000) and John Nash (subject of the film A Beautiful Mind) "for their pioneering analysis of equilibria in the theory of non-cooperative games". Game theory is a mathematical method for analysing strategic interaction – useful when a few parties in the same field need to consider the effect of their own and each other's 'moves'. It was introduced by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern in 1944 and most theories involved situations in which the 'players' could cooperate for mutual benefit.
Nash made the distinction between these cooperative games and non-cooperative games, where agreements are not feasible, and developed an equilibrium concept for non-cooperative games. Selten refined the Nash equilibrium. He introduced the notion of perfection, the requirement that only credible threats should be taken into account when forming economic policy. Hungarian-American Harsanyi showed how games of incomplete information could be analysed – for situations where players do not know each others' objectives.
Selten was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) in 1930. His father was Jewish, and his mother protestant, and with the rise of the Nazis Reinhard was baptised. After the war, he attended high school in Melsungen from 1947–51, and then studied mathematics at Frankfurt from 1951–57. His master's thesis was on cooperative game theory. This and his later PhD thesis opened his eyes to extensive games and the 'perfectness' problem which led to his prize-awarded work. After gaining his MSc in 1957, he went on to the University of Frankfurt am Main, where he received his PhD in mathematics in 1961.
That year he attended a game theory conference at Princeton (Nash's 'home') and travelled on to Pittsburgh to meet Herbert Simon, whose work on bounded rationality Selten admired and emulated. Indeed, Selten is well known for his work in this area. In 1965 he attended a game theory workshop in Jerusalem where he met Harsanyi, starting a collaborative friendship that included working on projects for the US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and forming a general theory of equilibrium selection in games, published in 1988. In 1969, Selten joined the Free University of Berlin as professor of economics until 1972 when he moved to the University of Bielefeld. He remained there until he was lured in 1984 to the University of Bonn by the prospect of funding for a computerised laboratory for experimental economics. Through a shared interest in the international language Esperanto Selten met his wife Elisabeth Langreiner. They married in 1959.
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I guess I better take the laser sights and night sights off of mine then! Matter of fact, I should probably stop carrying a round in the chamber too! I don't want some overzealous prosecutor thinking that I'm just a hothead with an itchy trigger finger!
You might want to throw away that custom holster and the stout belt you bought to support the weapon...I mean come on "It just proves you left the house looking for trouble"
Your attorney "if any good" will weed out the nuts during jury selection. If you see them seating idiots "FIRE HIM" it is your right. Don't let him seat a jury that are anti gun. If it was me, I'd be very involved in the jury selection... First, anti-gun or anti 2nd amendment person he accepted on the jury. I'd bounce him out as my attorney.
Don't worry about trigger weight - that will be the least of your problems if you do not understand your state's laws on the use of deadly force, and apply them properly. If you do know your laws by heart, and follow them strictly, the shot will always be righteous.


In 1839, the U.S. government forced the ancestors of farmer Randy Woodley from their Cherokee land. Centuries later, white supremacists forced Randy and his family from that same soil. Now, Randy and his family are seeking reparations.
Reparations within the U.S. context represent any efforts to compensate individuals and communities systematically disenfranchised throughout history. When I asked Randy if he encounters misconceptions relating to reparations, he laughed and told me that "people have a hard time wrapping their heads around reparations because they don't understand why they're needed." Just as owning land represents an American ideal, there also persists what Randy calls the "American Myth," the belief that people always harbor the "ability to find a different reality than the one they have," or easily surpass deliberate obstacles that are intended to oppress.
Historically, Americans have discussed and debated various modes of reparations, and today there is growing awareness of its objectives. Currently, the meaning of reparations takes many forms: direct financial payments to individuals and communities, community investment through public resources like schools, and as author and educator Ta-Nehisi Coates suggests, a national reckoning—one in which those who have flourished identify their success as the consequence of others' oppression.
Some models call for tangible payments, while others center on a more conscious awakening. The Woodley Family is seeking reparations in the form of land. And they're not alone.
Soul Fire Farm, a New York farm dedicated to ending racism and injustice in the food system, has created a Reparations Map to connect financial reparations to people of color in the United States who have been disenfranchised. This reparations model is specifically focused on remunerating those who are reclaiming U.S. land to grow nourishing food; from California to Connecticut, the Map features more than 50 organizations seeking reparations so that they can cultivate land–an entity that has been systematically stolen from specific communities.
Land and property ownership is a pillar of American achievement. Historically however, this acquisition has been made impossible for millions of people. From sharecropping to redlining, people of color have routinely been prevented from land ownership, or have had whatever land they owned stolen through legal loopholes or scare tactics.
Woodley and his family built their Eloheh Village for Indigenous Leadership and Eloheh Farm on his people's original homeland in Kentucky. They cultivated the land, harvesting crops and planting orchards. They constructed buildings, developed springs and cared for livestock. In 2006, the Woodleys started to experience violent pressure from a local white supremacist group to relocate. The Woodleys received no legal protection and lost everything. The village and farm were valued at over $350,000.
The Woodleys rebuilt Eloheh Village and Farm in Oregon in 2008 and developed a seed business as well. After ten years however, Randy who is also a professor has struggled to find employment and the high cost of living has forced the Woodleys to search for a new home.
When I spoke to Randy over the phone, he and members of his family were driving back to Oregon from New Mexico where they had been looking at new land. Randy said that the plot in New Mexico was not his native land, and while he and his family were welcomed there, he was "reconciling with feeling like a settler" himself.
Rebuilding a life is an expensive endeavor. The Woodleys are among other groups and organizations seeking funds through the Reparations Map to help them achieve their goals. One such group is Seed, Root + Bloom from Boston, Massachusetts. The group is dedicated to the study of herbalism within the teachings and traditions of Indigenous, Black People of Color, (IBPOC).
After participating in Soul Fire Farm's Black-Latinx Farmers Immersion, Seed, Root + Bloom's founder, bellx, started the organization with the intention of bringing knowledge about regenerative farming back to Boston. From zoning laws to underserved neighborhoods, bellx explained to me that the urban landscape hosts its own set of struggles. While only one year old, the small but quickly growing group is currently based out of bellx's backyard in the neighborhood of Roxbury. Seed, Root + Bloom aims to expand their healing practices and educational capacity and occupy more vacant lots throughout the city, but the group is confronted by both financial and political barriers to accessing land—ones that they believe can be alleviated through their participation in the Map.
Jahshana Olivierre's Soil & Soul Project is also featured on the Map and similarly faces a lack of access to green space in an urban setting. Jahshana, now 22 years old, witnessed the creation of the Map and established Soil & Soul when she was 19. She describes the organization as "a healing justice initiative" that nourishes the emotional, physical and spiritual wellness of youth through gardening and herbal restoration of the self. The organization is based in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
At the end of our call, Jahshana said that "everything's connected to land." You can't have a home without land, a neighborhood without land, a community without land. Despite bellx and Jahshana seeking green spaces in the city and Randy and his family looking for rural soil in the western United States, all of their organizations and livelihoods depend on their having access to the space and resources to continue their work.
At the time of publication, The Woodleys, Seed, Root + Bloom, and Soil & Soul had not yet received any funds through the Map. However, they are three examples of the power that Soul Fire Farm's Reparations Map represents; the Map offers allies an opportunity to complete actions that have an immediate effect on individuals all around the country.
bellx stressed that reparations is not charity. Reparations means recognizing one's own privilege as the result of someone else's exploitation and demonstrating that recognition through actions, not just words. Reparations requires one to recognize their own benefit from and contribution to oppressive and historically violent systems.
To support groups on the Map and their efforts to create a more just food system, you can find descriptions of each group and their requests here. If you would like to stand in solidarity with the organizations mentioned in this article, you can read more about their missions online: Eloheh Village for Indigenous Leadership and Eloheh Farm, Seed, Root + Bloom and Soil & Soul Project.
Audrey Fromson is a rising second year student at the University of Chicago. She was the summer 2018 Communications Intern at WhyHunger.


This was revealed in the list of Pirates players registered with PSL this season. Another player who changed his surname in the past is former Bucs goalkeeper Thabang Stemmer who was previously known as Thabang Radebe. Orlando Pirates communication manager Mickey Modisane tells KickOff.com that despite 'Professor's' change of surname, his jersey number 6 will remain with the surname Gumbi this season. "He will remain with the surname Gumbi on his Pirates jersey because the surname was changed after the registration was done. He will probably have his new surname on his shirt next season." Meanwhile striker Irvin Mhlambi's future with Pirates remains uncertain after the club failed to register him. According to the list of players that have been registered by their respective club that was sent to KickOff.com by the PSL, both Mhlambi and Kelebogile Mabe are not on the Bucs list of registered players.


Martha's Vineyard's newest boutique hotel is yours for the summer.
Hotel Ginger is more than a destination–it's attitude and energy. It's the best of sun-kissed summer, made easy with a two-block walk to the ferry, beach and entertainment. It's energy, with local craft brew tastings, artist talks and lobby music. And it's lux, with Martha's Vineyards most glam bathrooms, Parisian decor and astonishing roof decks.
This month we're knee-deep in sawdust, contractor dogs and beefy men. But in three short months Ginger takes over, with her unique take on living well and creative on the Vineyard.
Steal away to your island love. Nest at The Nashua.
Be one of us and explore the scene in Oak Bluffs.
Exploring Martha's Vineyard? Welcome to home base.
Sample island life and explore the arts and entertainment lifestyle.
First, relax: Grab a Nashua Beach Bag and walk to the beach for soothing surf.
Second, browse the arts openings and events at the Vineyard Gazette.
Third, Check out the small plates and cocktails at the cozy 20byNINE, just two blocks away.
Four, get a stretch in at the MV Yoga Center three blocks away.
Five, Jump on the OB Wharf & Land bus to circle island for culture and hot spots.
"Charming, Home away from Home"
My boyfriend and I have stayed here 3 times now and we absolutely LOVE it! It is quaint and cute, charming and so comfortable. Each room is different and has a special feel to it. We live on the Cape and enjoy a getaway to the Vineyard every now and then. This is where we stay every time and we wouldn't think to stay anywhere else. It is so romantic and perfect location to all that the Vineyard has to offer. No need to look further, the Nashua House is where you want to stay. So Affordable!
"Canadians Sad When We Leave"
Will be visiting again soon as daughter is getting married and will stay here as the area is quite close to everything in Oak Bluffs...Book early is a understatement - the best room is # 1 as it has a balcony and wonderful view of the Circle and Waterfront. Visit The Nashua and stay as long as you like, you won't be disappointed...We will be back, you can count on it!
"Charming Base in Oak Bluffs"
I really enjoyed my stay at Nashua House. I visited in the off season (mid-April) so it was very quiet (and I essentially had the bathroom to myself which made my stay even more luxurious), but I can't imagine it loses any charm by being packed out. The location is fantastic - right in the heart of Oak Bluffs. The room was beautifully decorated and had everything I needed (including complimentary water and snacks), and the bed was exceptionally comfortable.
This was my second time at the inn and my daughters third time. We just love the quaintness...and the price! The location is perfect for walking around Oak Bluffs and is very close to a beach and the ferry.


We're all just a few days into 2019, but Shake Shack's latest creation is already coming for your New Year's resolutions. If you're mourning the end of Christmas Cookie Shake season, Shake Shack's new Tiramisu Shake for January 2019 is pretty much guaranteed to lift your spirits and put your taste buds in seventh heaven. Say goodbye to those holiday treat withdrawals, because this mascarpone and cocoa powder-laced confection might just be the company's best experiment yet.
I mean, you had me at mascarpone and coffee, but the cocoa powder is just the sweetest icing on the whole thing. According to the Daily Meal, a Shake Shack spokesperson said the new dessert has been on menus since Jan. 2, which means shake devotees can start 2019 on the sweetest note.
Unsurprisingly, Twitter has some serious ~feelings~ about the announcement, because this is the absolute best slash worst timing for the beverage's debut, depending on your New Year's resolutions.
My favorite comment? Instagram user @leahzeigler writing, "Y'all are so DISRESPECTFUL with this!!!!!!"
If you're wondering if the Tiramisu-inspired sips live up to the real-life version you'd get served at a restaurant, one Twitter user has your answer.
Needless to say, it's probably delicious, and you should be running, not walking, to your nearest Shake Shack and keeping some of that Christmas spirit going through the end of January. If you've been struggling to wean yourself off of that all-Shake Shack Christmas Cookie Shake diet that has kept you on a perpetual sugar high the last couple of months, consider this the answer to all your prayers.
TBH, I had pretty low expectations for the year after Shake Shack's trio of holiday confections — The cult-favorite Christmas Cookie, as well as the new Chocolate Peppermint and White Mocha Shakes — made their exit on Wednesday, Jan. 2. My taste buds had gotten so spoiled with the flavors of sugar cookie frozen custard, whipped cream, crumbled shortbread, and red and green sprinkles in milkshake form, and the month of January looked like it was shaping up to be pretty bleak on the treats front until the shake gods decided to bring us this gem on the same day.
I'm all about living my best life and getting rid of any unnecessary negativity this year, so I'm saying "Thank u, next" to my 2019 New Year's resolutions, and hello to this totally crave-worthy Tiramisu Shake.


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Diaa wake up, it's 8 am.
After some cuddling, some pampering, some masti with papa, Diaa wakes up. She heads straight to the bathroom, answers her natures call, brushes her teeth, takes a bath, gets dressed. All with mummy's help ofcourse. Within 30 mins of her waking up, she is all dressed up with even her hair neatly combed. No struggling, no mumbling, no power clashes. The only big task for me now is to get her to eat. For the next 40-45 mins her breakfast will travel from her room to my room to the drawing room to the balcony to dadi's room, getting stuffed in her mouth before she finally finishes it.
Meanwhile, I pull away his blanket, open the curtains and windows, switch off the fan. After some twisting and turning, some mumbling, some failed attempts to get back under the blanket, Pratham wakes up.
Diaa: " main to kitna jaldi uth gayi na, brush bhi karli, nhai nhai bhi karli, Bhaiya to phir se so Gaya" ( again avoiding the breakfast part) and their verbal fight starts again. There is some more twisting and turning, some false crying, some pleading, some mumbling but all in vain. Pratham realises that mom is not going to give up, time to use my brahmastra, this will surely not fail. And in his most heart wrenching, soul stirring voice comes out a quaint "DAAAADIIIIIII" It's not very loud but enough to reach the ears of his saviour and melt her heart like butter on a hot knife!!!
Again there's some mumbling, some arguing but this time it's me who is doing it, after not being able to survive the brahmastra!!! After 10 mins pratham is sitting at his favourite corner of the sofa, right in front of the tv, enjoying his favourite cartoons and dadi is sitting next to him with his Breakfast, feeding him bite by bite.
And finally mumma has to switch off the tv and ask Pratham to get up and take a bath. This is the beginning of a new struggle. First it is about sending him to the bathroom and then it is about asking him to come out of it.
When I am asking him to go to the bathroom Diaa says," mumma, main to kitna jaldi uth gayi na, brush bhi karli, nhai nhai bhi karli, Bhaiya to abhi tak nhaya hi nahi hai" and another round of verbal fights begin.
When I am banging the bathroom door asking him to come out after spending half an hour under the shower Diaa says," mumma main to kitna jaldi uth gayi, brush bhi karli, nhai nhai bhi karli, Bhaiya to abhi bhi bathroom me hi baitha hai, kitna pani waste kar raha hai, building me pani kum hai na, sunta hi nahi hai" and there they go again.
Pratham:" mumma, kal to monday hai!!!! S.St activity hai, Spain ke bull fights ki pictures aur information leke jaana hai!!! Main to aapko batana hi Bhool gaya!!!