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Lindsey Hockridge
A.W. vs. Lindsey Hockridge
A. W. vs. Lindsey Hockridge
1131 Woodside Drive, Brentwood, California, 94513, United States
Complaint(s): Rude or Unprofessional Behavior | Failure to Answer Questions Regarding Patient's or Relative's Health | Failure to provide or Transfer Patient Health Records
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Claimant Seeks: 2 non-monetary items.
Filed On: May 08, 2021
Rude or Unprofessional Behavior
Failure to Answer Questions Regarding Patient's or Relative's Health
Failure to provide or Transfer Patient Health Records
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Patient Neglect At Health Facility
Refusal To Treat Patient In Timely Manner
Failure To Communicate With Patient Or Patient'S Relatives
Denial Of Care
Claimant's opinion: Emotional abuse, abuse of power, abuse of mandatory reporting duties, provision of substandard care, misstating facts, failure to perform risk assessment.
"This is a complaint against my former therapist and abuser, Lindsey Hockridge (LMFT License # 102822). Lindsey and I had a therapy appointment via telehealth on May 20, after which she made a series of false, coercive statements that led me to being wrongfully and traumatically hospitalized under Section 5150 by [redacted]. The circumstances leading to the event began due to Lindsey's phone call to police, and yet she has failed to take any direct responsibility (that I have been able to witness) to address her misconduct.
I did not realize that I was in an emotionally exploitative therapeutic relationship until after I was hospitalized, which is one (although not the predominant) reason that it has taken me so long to write this claim. However, having been in therapy for mental illness for nearly 15 years, I have never felt so strongly compelled to report my abuse until this hospitalization occurred. Lindsey Hockridge repeatedly misrepresented her areas of clinical expertise during our very short time working together, was shamelessly preoccupied about the liability she thought that I posed to her as a client, recommended that I invest in new programs and therapies without fulfilling her basic obligations related to care coordination and continuity, used contraindicated clinical practices to manipulate and discriminate against me, and knowingly created lies and embellishments that she knew would result in the withdrawal of my civil rights. I will attempt to illustrate our course of treatment together chronologically so as to support information mentioned in my annotated medical records, while also highlighting Lindsey's countless instances of misconduct.
· In March, I called and expressed my interest in receiving mental health treatment at Foresight Mental Health, where Lindsey was working at the time of my abuse. I was told that there were no providers available in March, but I would be put on a waitlist. I agreed and waited for an open appointment.
· On April 3, Lindsey and I had our first appointment. On April 1, while filling out my online "portal," I completed a release of information for my psychiatrist at Kaiser (included with my phone records) that would allow Lindsey to speak with him. My psychiatrist was clear in a previous appointment that he was interested in keeping in communication with my new therapist whenever I found one, and I had even mentioned this to the administrator who took my intake information and placed me on the waitlist. During our first appointment, I mentioned this to Lindsey and explained that care coordination would be important because my mental illnesses were complex and severe, so regular coordination about medication changes and other matters would be essential. Lindsey verbalized understanding.
· In subsequent appointments, Lindsey reported that she was interested in proceeding with an existential therapy approach instead of curriculum-based treatments during our work together, such as CBT, DBT, or ACT. My experience with the latter group of therapies is extensive, and reviewing them at that point felt unhelpful, so I was pleased to hear this. I was also pleased because I believed I had already gotten all that I could out of those treatments. Aside from binge eating, I did not ever feel "out of control" in the way most therapists or stereotypical suicide prevention treatments described people with serious depression and PTSD. I did not feel atypically impulsive, no longer self-harmed, and did not make decisions without thinking them through in my daily life. I did not understand what there was to gain from repeating DBT forever, like some people did. I told Lindsey this, but I do not believe that my rationale really made sense to her throughout our work together.
· On April 16, I had a telephone appointment with [redacted], my psychiatrist. He reported that he had not yet heard from Lindsey and asked if I had given her his contact information. I told her that I had, and that I was disappointed to hear that because she received it weeks ago. At our next appointment, I reminded Lindsey to at least initiate contact with [redacted] so that he had her contact information. She assured me that she would contact him. I reported to Lindsey that I was feeling tired, sad, and tearful at most appointments. I was in deep emotional pain. For me, that meant multiple days unable to get up from the couch, or 3 to 4 cycles of inconsolable crying and falling asleep. Again, impulsive behavior no longer interested or controlled me, and if I say that, I expect to be believed. Lindsey began asking me, at the end of sessions, if she would see me at the next one; alternatively, she would ask if I would be "able to keep myself safe" until next session. Initially she smiled as she said that, saying that healthcare professional to healthcare professional, she needed reassurance that she wasn't going to have any liability issues to deal with. Eventually, though, it became a part of every session, and it was my job to assure her that I would not inconvenience her by dying. Unbeknownst to me at the time, Lindsey believed that she was engaging, with fidelity, in the practice of "contracting for safety," yet throughout my medical documentation she also repeatedly confuses it for safety planning. The former is a ludicrous tool created in the 1970s that lacks evidence as a suicide prevention measure or assessment instrucment; the former is can be important in working with patients with suicidal ideation, but was rarely ever done. In my opinion Lindsey was asking me, "will you show up next time, or will your mental illness get me in trouble?" "Will you promise me that you care about the longevity of my career above all else?"
· A few weeks into April, the pandemic was still in full force in the Bay Area, and I was very depressed, experiencing bothersome PTSD symptoms, and was disappointed that my eating disorder was not improving at all. Lindsey reported that my experiences were outside of what she normally sees in her clients, because for them, she is often their second or third therapist at most. I stopped counting the number of therapists I've seen after 15. This deeply worried me, and also made me angry, because I did not understand why people like my psychiatrist and therapists in the recent past were hopeful about my prognosis when clearly, my illness was unusually severe relative to the rest of the population. I thought about this often during our sessions because of how inexperienced Lindsey's other clients were. Lindsey recommended that I see a trauma therapist for EMDR. I complied immediately and saw [redacted] the next week.
· Several appointments later, I was furloughed from work at a local hospital and at the end of the month, my travel healthcare contract ended. I was devastated and feeling hopeless, and the thought of trying to find a new job made me miserable. Lindsey reported that she had consulted with her colleagues and decided that I needed a higher level of care. Lindsey disclosed that based on firsthand knowledge, there was only one program she was recommending in Southern California. She did not mention any alternatives that she deemed suitable at this time. The idea of trying to put my life on hold to do this program was stressful to think about, but ultimately, I was open-minded. I called the treatment center and asked them to check my insurance benefits. The center informed me that Kaiser, my insurance provider, would not cover treatment. The next ten days or so caused an enormous amount of distress as I tried to hold onto hope that I would be able to go to this one specific treatment center because it was the only one that would be effective, per my therapist. I argued with my insurance, filed appeals and grievances, called the State, made consultations appointments with attorneys, and even discussed how to win my expedited review with Lindsey. She told me that she believed that, based on her work experience at other residential centers, Kaiser would be considering an inferior facility, so she coached me during a session on specific points to mention to Kaiser in an attempt to convince them to cover the treatment.
· On May 8-9, I was notified and received a letter from Kaiser denying coverage for residential treatment on the basis of lack of medical necessity. I found out right away and told Lindsey. Kaiser requested that I be re-evaluated by a psychologist in my local psychiatry clinic over the phone to determine next steps. The idea of waiting only a few days until that appointment was so painful; I truly believed that because my therapist said I needed a very specific residential treatment urgently, I was deteriorating with each day that passed in outpatient treatment. Lindsey offered to call me and check in over the weekend while I waited for the appointment. I accepted her offer, thinking she was doing so to be kind and supportive. I was shocked to hear her say in her first call that if I did not respond to a missed call from her within 30 minutes, she would have no choice but to call emergency services. At the time, I was in no imminent danger, had no access to weapons, and we did not discuss any other "safety planning" during those calls, as was implied in my medical records. I would have never agreed to be bothered with something so infantilizing and selfish over the weekend after I had been denied treatment I was fighting for. Lindsey should have also had enough sense to know that, like most people in quarantine at the time, I was going to be indoors– in bed, reading, or watching TV. She offered to call at whatever times worked for her, and there were times that I declined or said that I would be busy, but make no mistake– I accepted these calls under the impression that she was checking in to be supportive, and because she felt badly that I had failed at trying to get help. She was wrong and abusive to threaten to call the police simply for me missing a call, and had no evidence I was imminently suicidal at the time. If Lindsey continues to call these "safety checks" to make me sound more impulsive, dependent, unpredictable, fearful of my own self-destruction, or resistant to performing my own independent emotional regulation, I will stop at nothing to have her disciplined for providing those services without my informed consent.
· On May 14, I had an evaluation with [redacted], and an appointment with my psychiatrist later in the day. Despite my very direct plea to [redacted] via email to recommend residential treatment coverage, she did no such thing, and said that she wanted to wait and have me do some outpatient group therapy. I then spoke to my psychiatrist, who said that he was surprised that I was in such distress about my eating disorder because he had never heard from Lindsey. I was furious. Lindsey also called that day to ask about the results of the evaluation. I briefly told her that it sounded like I would not be getting the care I needed, even though I was close to demanding it during the assessment. Lindsey did not say much beside the fact that we would talk in our next session. The next day, May 15, [redacted] finally reached out to request that I sign releases of information for Lindsey, meaning that they had finally made contact.
· On May 20, I felt angry and defeated. I could not believe Lindsey waited so long to contact my psychiatrist, that there was no plan for treatment, that my psychiatrist had hung up on me without making a follow-up appointment, and that Lindsey seemed to enjoy treating my psychological distress seriously when it came to her liability, but not when it came to actually advocating for me to get more help. Lindsey and I discussed whether therapy is actually effective, and how many different types I will have to try over the course of my life, in what one could reasonably characterize in an existentialist manner. As a speech-language pathologist, one thing I cannot stand about therapy is the lack of transparency about how often it is not effective. There have to be people who do not benefit. At the time, I thought about the rest of Lindsey's clients and wondered if I was wasting my time, if counselors were going to lie to me for the rest of my life about what would work for me, and if I would still be suffering decades from now. There were contractors at my house that day, so while I was doing teletherapy, I was also having to multitask slightly in case they needed something. Lindsey knew about this ahead of time. I was alert, yet calm and focused.
· Lindsey, at one point, admitted that she thought there was a possibility that I could not find the exact right treatment until my 50s or 60s. I was seething. For someone who had stood back and watched while I tried relentlessly to help myself, I thought that that comment was unforgiveable. It also does not coincide with the beliefs I have developed in adulthood; in numerous countries around the world, people believe that the pain and suffering of individuals with serious psychiatric illnesses may not always be treatable, manageable, or endurable, and the latter would definitely coincide with experiencing mental and emotional anguish for 10 or 20 years. When I heard Lindsey discuss searching for the right treatment until my 50s or 60s, I thought of how unacceptable I find that expectation. In some countries, several of which I have visited personally, serious psychiatric illnesses may make someone a candidate for assisted suicide or euthanasia. As I have traveled, I have learned that not all cultures, religions, or life philosophies teach the ideas that all life is sacred, that all lives are worth living, or that all people are obligated to live the entirety of their natural lives. That does not mean I keep stockpiles of ropes and sharp knives in my house– it just means that my personal ideology does not allow space for the martyrization of mentally ill people experiencing senseless suffering with no end in sight, and nobody to help them.
· I stepped away from my computer to help the contractors during my session and then returned to speak with Lindsey. I remember that at one point I expressed that I was angry about not hearing from any providers since the 14th about what services I will receive from Kaiser. As I remember it, Lindsey said that [redacted] had mentioned something about maybe being able to get me into a program within a few weeks, but she did not know anything more than that. I am sure it is an immature thing to think, but I blamed Lindsey for the mess I was in, for my shattered expectations, and for my being directionless with respect to treatment. I questioned why I was even continuing to see her if I felt like this in my sessions; my EMDR sessions made me feel frustrated and ashamed, so I told Lindsey I was thinking of switching providers. I knew things were not working, and I had been in therapy long enough to know that you try a new therapist in most instances if things are not working.
· During the session, I continued to feel hurt. I thought that Lindsey must have an incredibly low opinion of me if she was comfortable setting me up to fail this badly. I wondered if she would care if I stopped seeing her. I did not want to keep carrying the weight of my mental illnesses by myself without any help, and I did not know how much longer I could commit to doing that. I also thought it was an unreasonable thing to commit to– why do I have to accept another "few weeks" of waiting for some unknown plan that may or may not happen? I could not believe I was being treated like the crazy one in this situation, and I wished I were dead; that was always something I was perfectly allowed to say in therapy for 14 years. I told her this. Lindsey knew that I wanted to be dead, but that I would feel too guilty because it would hurt my parents. I started to think out loud about what I could ever give them to console them, to make it hurt just a tiny bit less. I'm a typical 28-year-old, and all I have to my name is a car and a bank account. I guess I could try to make sure they could keep my car because my mom has always liked it, and my parents once made me draft a will with an attorney, so maybe I should just find it and sign it. It would be pointless, but no one cares about helping me, so I'm trapped. I just kept talking, shrugging and staring into space, so hurt that I considered letting Lindsey know that if I were ever as lazy as her when I worked, I would be fired, but clearly everyone else could get away with doing nothing because I did not matter. Lindsey did not realize it because a normal person would never do this, but as someone with very severe PTSD and depression, I was just daydreaming about how worthless I was because I was very angry at her– one "I would" or "I guess I should" statement after another, all hypothetical. I remember getting off that topic and thinking about how guilty I would be if I ever killed myself because I was an organ donor, and as a healthcare provider I would always want to fulfill that duty. I thought about a documentary I had watched days before about football players with CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), many of whom killed themselves by shooting themselves in the chest so that their brains could be used for CTE research after their death. I wondered aloud if anyone would gain anything from posthumous analysis of my brain– speech-language pathology covers plenty of neurology, but its overlap with psychiatry is very limited, so I do not know too much about the neuroanatomy of mood disorders or PTSD. I was genuinely curious. I realized I was not explaining myself very well, but at that point I honestly did not care what Lindsey thought, and I figured that like so many past appointments, no matter how clearly I expressed my pain, all she would care about is how much trouble I would cause her.
· There was a brief silence. Lindsey then said that she was going to need to consult a colleague because of what I said, and then probably call the police so that they can come and do a welfare check at my house. I thought it was such an unusual thing to say that I did not know how to respond; no therapist had said anything like that before. I just stared. She said it again in different words. I thought about whether she was actually paying attention when I had told her, at least once, that I had started new medication (topiramate) and had been very clear about the side effects, which included impairments to communication (specifically language) and processing speed. [redacted] prescribed it, so she likely would have been informed from him, and even if all she remembered was the name of the medication, she could have researched it to verify the side effects. I remember discussing this with her because of my profession and the irony of a speech therapist having language issues. Because making a legitimate 5150 report for a situation like mine requires a record of what the person said, I feel very strongly that Lindsey did not remember or deliberately withheld information about whether the medication could have had any impact on what was going on in the session. What I do know for sure is that Lindsey did not care to ask any clarifying questions. Lindsey did not seem even remotely interested in whether I had any intent to kill myself, whether I had plans, or whether I had means; she does not have the skill or training to make an actual safety plan, so obviously she did not attempt to do that with me. She simply informed me that she was consulting with a colleague and asked if I would like to be called once she makes a decision. I said that it was up to her, still feeling very calm yet confused as to why Lindsey would be so haphazard and opportunistic in her procedures to call the police. I did not even believe that she would do it, because with nearly all past therapists, I had always been told that I was safe to express thoughts like those I mentioned, and that it was the therapist's job to clarify how imminent the risk was at the end of the session. Lindsey then asked if I would be able to "keep myself safe until Friday." I said yes. She also asked if she would see me for my appointment on that day, to which I also replied yes. Again, these were typical liability mitigation questions for her.
· After the phone call, I was still angry at Lindsey, but phone records will show that I spoke to my dad and trauma therapist, as well as helped the contractors as they finished up their work. I then started a crossword puzzle on my computer and watched TV, completely forgetting that Lindsey had threatened me with a welfare check by law enforcement until officers knocked on the door. The 5150 report is in the medical record, and Lindsey accuses me of stating that I had established plans "to commit suicide," and that I was resolving to "leave property behind." Lindsey accused me of having researched how long organs are viable after a cardiac event during suicide, and said that I am still developing a plan. How bizarre, creepy, and embarrassing, for someone with my acute care experience; why on Earth would there be any kind of established protocol for organs procured in that manner? If anyone reading this is wondering why California's mental health system is failing, it's not simply an access problem; MFTs like Lindsey are given far too much power and credibility when they have no science or medical training, so they clearly do not actually think through the implausibility of that scenario. Lindsey also erroneously stated that she has seen me for treatment since March, and told the officer that detained me that because I was highly educated, I would say the "right things" to avoid a 5150. Lindsey cannot simulataneously say that I am intelligent enough to be deceptive, while also stupid enough to think that I could preserve my own organs after cardiac death. It's one or the other.
· Though I very well could have been experiencing difficulty formulating certain ideas quickly at the discourse level during my session due to my medication, it does not cause difficulty with cognition or comprehension. Additionally, I am a nationally certified and state-licensed expert in language and communication. In states of heightened emotion, it is not uncommon for individuals to misinterpret or misremember what they hear, and they will often remember sentences and phrases as more intense or passionate than what was actually said. I am the client, this is my life and my feelings, I was the one wronged by inadequate care when I needed it most, and I have no reason to lie now that the hospitalization has already happened. I will repeat that I am also an expert in communication and language, and it is absolutely impossible that what Lindsey heard was in the past tense, for one (e.g., was resolving, researched) and none of it could have been a planned, past action. Lindsey fabricated these statements because she feared for her own liability, as was typical for her each session, and perhaps she had just had enough of me and did not know how to end our relationship the right way. After all, she admitted that she had limited experience with someone with my psychiatric history, and her inability to manage care coordination suggested that she may have been far too overwhelmed. She may have also been experiencing her own unmitigated countertransference due to my anger and feelings of apathy about continuing therapy with her. Perhaps, like many Americans, she was experiencing psychological distress due to complications from the pandemic. What I do know is that for some reason, Lindsey snapped, and she was not interested in having someone come to my house to make sure I was OK; she wanted me confined and punished in the most restrictive environment possible.
· Lindsey appears to deliberately make no mention to any clinicians about my attempt to access higher levels of care for myself, and as a result, I end up looking as though I am trying to avoid treatment. With this omission and the final statement of the 5150 from the officer, Lindsey succeeded in creating a narrative of someone in denial about their mental illnesses and who refuses help. Lindsey also lied repeatedly about her "safety checks," which were really just liability checks, and insinuates that they had to occur every 12-18 hours because I could not control myself. In reality, phone records show that Lindsey made 5 phone only calls during our entire therapeutic relationship, and one was to find out the results of [redacted]'s evaluation. Lindsey also preemptively accuses me of intending to lie to officers and clinicians to avoid a 5150; wouldn't an ethical, caring therapist be more concerned that an officer find their client safe and comfortable at home? Lindsey simply would not take no for an answer while I was with the officers and remained on the phone with dispatchers, demanding that the officer write the 5150 based on her observations instead of his and his partner's. Perhaps what is most bizarre to me about that is that if she were doing a thorough risk assessment, Lindsey would be able to state what my plan was if I actually said that I had a plan, because ideally she would have asked, and that would have been able to be included in the 5150 report.
· Because Lindsey insisted that I was not to be believed because I was bound to deceive everyone to avoid being detained, my psychiatric evaluations were abusive, ableist, biased, and humiliating. In my first, the evaluator literally reported that I had no imminent risk factors, and then later in her report, she wrote that I was an imminent danger to myself. Lindsey's lies were the primary source through which she could raise enough suspicion to justify a hold, and to this day, I do not know why Lindsey was so forceful in her words and actions in demanding that I be held against my will. All I wanted was to get help without it having to be painful. Now, because of Lindsey's abuse, I am without any help, and the master plan she devised to have me institutionalized continues to cause pain to this day.
· For the rest of my life, I will have to worry about how this hospitalization will hold me back. I know that I will be asked about it, or someone will run a background check and find it, or that I will need to disclose it. It will be a skeleton in my closet and a stain on my record. I have done countless things that I am not proud of. But because I have been serious about my career in healthcare for some time now, an occasional speeding ticket is all that I have allowed as far as civil encounters with law enforcement. Every time I have pressed my foot too heavily onto the gas pedal has been indisputably my fault, and there have been objective data to back it up; luckily, I have been able to pay my ticket, do some traffic school, and go on with my life. In general, people do not think less of me for it. I cannot say the same for my hospitalization. In the months since all of this happened, Lindsey might be quickly forgetting who I am and what she did to me, but I am still crying and suffering as though it happened yesterday, devastated by all of the new things she has made me ashamed and afraid of.
· When Lindsey and I worked together, I thought that I understood what it meant to have severe post-traumatic stress disorder; as it turns out, I had no idea until she decided to have it control my life. I can no longer watch a TV show where someone gets arrested, because if I hear the noise of handcuffs tightening around someone's wrists, my heart starts racing and I burst into tears. I felt fortunate to be back at work in a hospital for a while, but I had flashbacks every few days when I evaluated a patient with a food tray that looked too much like the one I had in the emergency room. Sometimes I became so disoriented that I had to leave and come back later. There are times when, without warning, I panic because I start to worry that someone will forcefully take me from my home. I am not sure Lindsey is aware of this, but I never received any follow-up therapy, because all Kaiser offered was a virtual version of an outpatient group program that I tried in January but was not effective for me. Lindsey was the first one in this house of cards to make everything fall apart. All of my providers abandoned me. I have no one. None of them were sorry to hear about what I went through, and none want to help.
· I cannot rest until Lindsey Hockridge is recognized for who she is: a reckless, selfish alarmist who has the potential to cause more harm. It may not look that way to an untrained eye, particularly because we normally think of abusive and exploitative therapeutic relationships in the context of romantic and sexual misconduct, but this is classic emotional manipulation and exploitation. No client, especially who was suffering like I was, should have to take care of their therapist's emotional needs by assuring them that they will not kill themselves, for the sole purpose of lessening the therapist's stress over professional liability. No client should have a therapist that could not care less if they feel calm and cared for, and only wants them in handcuffs on the way to solitary confinement, where no one will listen to or believe them. No client deserves a therapist who makes a client believe that they must attend a program just because the therapist personally endorses it, placing undue pressure on the client to gain access to that program and ensuring certain disappointment if the client cannot attend. No client should be told that they should have hope for treatment because they may one day get better decades from now, or should be called a suicide risk when they refuse to unconditionally commit to suffering for 10 or 20 years. No client should have to learn that their therapist lied about them behind their back while they were powerless in an emergency room, when what they really needed was an advocate.
Lindsey Hockridge is not a true therapist. I am a testament to the fact that she is an abuser. She has hurt me in ways words could never describe.
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May 08, 2021, Claiming party added:
Welfare checks by law enforcement carry a modestly high risk of physical injury, abuse, excessive force, and even death. Having a history of welfare checks has been shown to escalate subsequent law enforcement encounters with a particular mentally ill person before police even arrive on the scene. Lindsey had no evidence and no reason to believe I had access to lethal means, nor an imminent risk of suicide, yet she reacted with an intervention that is shown to be deadly to people with mental illnesses. This behavior was reckless and negligent, and could have caused me irreparable physical harm. Indeed, it did result in the officers transporting me to a hospital that is not licensed for 5150 admissions, thus making the transport unlawful. Lindsey was free to advocate for immediate voluntary treatment, as I repeatedly asked of her, but instead she criminalized my diagnoses and caused life-ruining trauma.
This Twitter thread explains Lindsey's fundamental misunderstanding of her mandatory reporting responsibilities: https://twitter.com/KellyLGreenPhD/status/1394685717524197386
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1. Apology: Written, notarized apology May 14, 2021 N/A
2. Information: Written, notarized affidavit de-legitimizing 5150 hold May 14, 2021 N/A
1. Damages: Hospital bill, treatment, lost wages, pain and suffering May 14, 2021 $10,000.00
2. Other – Copy claim to regulators May 14, 2021 $14.99
3. Other – Pay for claim posting cost May 14, 2021 $14.99
4. Other – Physical delivery charges May 14, 2021 $4.99
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Contributed Solution: by George Maxwell On 05-28-2021
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I'm so very sorry about the continuing mental health issues you're suffering and the trauma of being involuntarily institutionalized. I must say upfront that I have no knowledge or understanding of mental health therapies so I cannot comment on the suitability of treatment. This was a lot to read and I've done my best to understand it. To me, the salient points are:
1) Ms Hockridge's failure to communicate with your psychiatrist. I can't think of any excuse for that and I would think that any court would take a rather dim view of it.
2) I can't reconcile Aetna's decision that you don't need residential treatment with a therapist saying that you're in such desperate straits that you must be sectioned. Either Aetna is frighteningly wrong, or the therapist is.
3) Question: after you were sectioned, how long were you kept at the hospital? Did they think you needed to be involuntarily institutionalized?
4) I do feel for mental health professionals who are devastated by a patient's suicide, and I think you must be graceful enough to acknowledge that the weight of responsibility must be a real issue.
I believe the attitude that, even as an adult, one must never be allowed to be a danger to oneself ("to others" is a very different issue) to be unduly paternalistic and puritanical. Doing everything to prevent suicide over a devastating event such as the death of a child or spouse, or a frightening diagnosis, or unemployment, is one thing. Time, and medication, can help to heal or come to terms with such trauma. However, in some cases, suicide is quite rational and I would be extremely disturbed if a therapist I'd gone to while, say, undergoing medical treatment - so as to be able to cope - had me sectioned so that I couldn't off myself prior to ALS rendering me incapable of doing so. In your case, I would have thought that having the police come to your door and drag you off to the hospital would do more harm than good and intermediate measures must have been available in a place like Brentwood CA.
5) In terms of actual resolution, it is going to depend on whether or not the hospital and psychiatrist determined that you needed to be held against your will. If they determined that you did not, you need to challenge this in court and ask to have the police record and the relevant information in your health records essentially expunged.
I don't know that this will be at all helpful. I think you need to a lawyer familiar with mental health law in California.
I am going to ask a very hard thing: even if Ms Hockridge did not act properly, and some kind of restitution / disciplinary action is necessary (having heard only one side of the story, I cannot make that determination) try to feel some compassion for her. It cannot be easy to worry about suicidal patients; and unless she is a very cold fish indeed I doubt that it's all about liability. My daughter reminded me recently that people who practice daily gratitude do better with daily life; I'd suspect that daily compassion is also helpful.
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Thank you so much for your insight. This is really thoughtful. Pursuant to Section 5150, I was kept 3 nights– just under 72 hours.
I appreciate your compassion for mental health clinicians and the challenges they face in their jobs. There must be nuance, however, and a point where "devastated" ends and "debilitated" begins; where emotions being impacted ends and judgment being clouded begins. In Lindsey's case, the mere IDEA of a suicide– and I want to be clear here, there was never an imminent, foreseeable risk– was so debilitating that she could not carry out the duties of her job. She called to check in over one weekend and told me that if I missed the call and didn't respond after 30 minutes, she would be duty-bound to alert the police. I think people outside healthcare can sometimes also be confused with how reporting suicide risk works; in California especially, just because one may report, that does not mean one must. Similarly, just because it is technically lawful for a reporter to call the police on a patient in a given situation, that report can still be ethically wrongful– and obviously harmful. The weight of the responsibility of being a mandated reporter (I am one myself) has to be something you can wear in your tool belt while keeping room for the rest of the items you need to do your job. If it becomes a boulder that is crushing you from above, it's still your job to figure out how to settle back into a place where you're able to function again. The client can't do that for you, though.
As for challenging this in court, you are right. However, I know Lindsey can see this, and what I want from her– even more than money or to see her punished– is for her to tell the truth. I don't want to keep reliving this, and to have to put on my own elaborate exposition of my salacious dirty laundry, just to have a licensed member of a helping profession do a simple, morally right thing. But it may come to that, and again, you are right to mention it.
And with respect to your last comment, I'm so glad you brought up compassion, because it's very important to remember, yet I think it also leads to a little-discussed problem within healthcare, and specifically mental healthcare. As a society, we are just starting to discuss problems with the mental health system (e.g., lack of access, lack of resources, over-policing/incarceration), but many will bend over backwards to avoid criticizing clinicians themselves. Some of the conversations are akin to those we have about policing. I am a clinician, and though I am not directly in the mental health field, it is against my code of ethics to rely on my patients for caretaking or to reassure me. When I was her client, Lindsey could have mitigated her stress and sought guidance for how to support me by: reviewing literature (continuing education courses, textbooks, webinars, articles), consulting colleagues, calling the many professional organizations with clinical support staff that could help her by phone or email, sought supervision, questioned whether her personal life was adding to her stress, asked for help in clinician peer groups on social media, or even referred me to a different provider. Instead, I was the chosen receptacle for her paranoia and sanctimonious concern. So I hear you, and I think that practicing more gratitude and compassion in general could change my outlook. However, I can't think of a single excuse for her to need to take her worries out on me. I don't do it to my patients *ever*, nor do my colleagues, nor do my supervisors, and nor do my former coworkers. It's just not as normal as we may want to believe.
The hospital has no comment on Lindsey's misconduct. I expect the information she lied about to be corrected and/or removed from my hospital medical record relatively soon. We are in private discussions currently about the situation.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. I really appreciate it.
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This 3.7m antenna is designed to reduce the cost of installation and maintenance with simple, self-evident yet extremely robust construction. The 254mm king post couples to a fabricated head and pre-built ballast trays. Steelwork is built in large sections and secured with high tensile bolts for fast, secure fixing. Adjustment is straightforward and permanent. No special tools are required.
3.7m C band standard antennas as supplied, packed for export.
The king post, az/el head, ballast trays, main ring and support legs as supplied. All parts and fixings are hot-dip galvanized.
Az/el mount and NPRM assembled with ballast. The trays will accomodate 160 4" concrete blocks in a single layer. Frames are fully welded from heavy section steel angle.
Assembly of the reflector quadrants. Only two spanners are required. All fastening is done on the reverse of the reflector for easy coordination and perfect realignment.
Fitting the main ring to the reflector. This heavy rolled channel ring gives the reflector assembly great strength and resillience.
Elevation adjuster nut - the M42 thread allows full sky coverage. Also visible are the heavy 100mm channel sections that form the sides of the head.
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DeFuniak Springs Assistant City Manager dies suddenly
STAFF REPORTS / Daily News
Nov 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM Nov 28, 2013 at 11:21 AM
The DeFuniak Springs assistant city manager passed away early Thursday morning, according to city officials.
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS � Assistant City Manager William �Bill� Holloway passed away early Thursday, according to city officials.
Holloway, 56, died from a sudden illness, a news release from DeFuniak Springs said.
�Our condolences go out to the family, friends, and associates of Mr. Holloway,� the news release said. �He was invaluable to the city of DeFuniak Springs and will be greatly missed.�
DeFuniak Springs Police Lt. Richard Black said Holloway was a kind man. On many occasions he would see an officer dining at a restaurant and quietly pay for his or her meal.
Holloway coordinated cookouts for employees and was very instrumental in getting the employee council set up, Black said.
�I think he�s well-loved by all employees at all different departments,� Black said.
Firefighter Richard Anderson said Holloway always looked out for the city�s employees.
�He was one of the nicest people I have ever met and would give you the shirt off his back,� Anderson said.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
No more information was available Thursday.

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If your lawn has bare spots due to extreme temperatures, insect or fungal damage, now is the time to seed. Even if your lawn is suffering from weeds this fall, it is best to focus on establishing a strong, healthy lawn first. Jonathan Green's Fall Magic or Black Beauty Ultra are the perfect grass seed choices for the fall. Be sure that you properly prepare the seed bed before applying. Rake the area with a metal rake to remove dead grass. It will also cut small grooves in the soil to insure good seed-to-soil contact. Apply the grass seed with a spreader and use Green-Up Lawn Food for Seeding & Sodding immediately afterward.
Ignore the crabgrass this time of year. It is an annual and will die as the weather gets cooler. A great, natural way to curtail crabgrass next spring is to seed in the fall. If you improve the thickness of your lawn now by over-seeding, proper fertilization, and maintaining proper mower height, then you will "crowd out" crabgrass next year.
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Thando Manana was the third black African player to don a Springbok jersey after unification in 1992, when he made his debut in 2000 in a tour game against Argentina A.
His route to the top of the game was unpredictable and unusual. From his humble beginnings in the township of New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, Thando grew to become one of the grittiest loose-forwards of South African rugby, despite only starting the game at the age of 16. His rise through rugby ranks, while earning a reputation as a tough-tackling lock and later openside flanker, was astonishingly rapid, especially for a player of colour at the time. Within two years of picking up a rugby ball, he represented Eastern Province at Craven Week, and by 2000 he was a Springbok.
But it isn't solely Thando's rugby journey that makesBeing a Black Springboka remarkable sports biography. It's learning how he has negotiated life's perils and pitfalls, which threatened to derail both his sporting ambitions and the course of his life.
He had to negotiate an unlikely, but fateful, kinship with a known Port Elizabeth drug-lord, who took Thando under his wing when he was a young, gullible up-and-comer at Spring Rose. Rejected by his father early in his life, Thando had to deal with a sense of abandonment and a missing protective figure and find, along the way, people to lean on.
Thando tells his story with the refreshing candour he has become synonymous with as a rugby commentator, pundit and member of the infamous Room Dividers team on Metro FM. He has arguably become rugby's strongest advocate for the advancement of black people's interests in the sport, and his personal journey reveals why.
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There is nothing more cheerful at Christmas time than seeing some pretty glowing lights. Christmas lights remind us all that in the darkest days of winter, there is still warmth and comfort to be found. A beautiful display of lights is enough to warm hearts and bring hope to many.
One man was told by his local police department, however, that his light display was illegal. He ended up getting a hefty fine, but the community that loved his lights for the last five years wanted to give back a little of the Christmas cheer. They took up a collection to pay the fine.
Brandon Wooden decorated the exterior of his car every year for the last five years with festive colored Christmas lights. Wooden started hanging netted light strings around the entire outside of his car: the sides, the roof, the hood and trunk. He then plugged the lights into a power source inside the vehicle and drove around town in his Christmas car.
Wooden's vehicle is almost as festive as Santa's sleigh, and residents of his North Carolina neighborhood just loved the sight of the colorful car. Wooden said he did it to spread happiness.
Unfortunately, the tradition didn't make everyone glow with love. At least one police officer was unaffected by the charming light display. He pulled over Wooden and gave the man a ticket for 'improper lighting'.
Wooden would have to pay a hefty $232 fine for his decorated vehicle. But when neighbors got wind of his woes, they wouldn't let it happen. Darlene Tinkerdar Barnett found out about the situation and set up a GoFundMe campaign for Wooden.
The community stepped up quickly "I'll definitely be the first! My boys love seeing this car! They get so excited!"
"We love seeing it around Christmas time and I hope the police leave him alone," wrote one person who made a donation.
"A small token of appreciation for the Christmas spirit and cheer Brandon is bringing to the area, despite the Scrooge's and Grinch's. Merry Christmas!" said another.
Wooden was thrilled. It took only a few days to raise enough money to pay the ticket, as well as the GoFundMe fees.
"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! Thank you for stepping up to assist! Brandon is Grateful. MERRY CHRISTMAS," wrote Barnett.
The fundraiser shut down and is no longer accepting donations.
No one knows the fate of Wooden's Christmas car display. He might need to spend this year doing some research into the laws revolving around vehicle lighting to see if there is any way he can pull off 'spreading the glow' for others in the future. But at least for this Christmas, that glow seems to be spreading.
Donald Trump's derisive comments about Mexico and immigrants from that country are "extremely disrespectful," according to Rep. Paul Ryan.


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Charley Pride taught himself to play guitar as a young boy, but his heart seemed set on baseball. Pride pitched for various teams in the Negro League, in the 1950s, before being traded to the minors.
Eventually, he ended up playing for a semipro team in Helena, Montana. That coach heard his singing ability and asked him to perform for a few minutes before each game in order to increase attendance.
Pride cut a few demos at Sun Studios in Memphis, which ended up in the hands of RCA Records' Chet Atkins, who signed Pride, though publicizing him as a black artist singing country music remained a point of contention.
Pride released a number of singles, but it was his third, "Just Between You and Me", that garnered him success. It reached the top ten on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1967 and was nominated for a Grammy. That same year, Pride became the second black artist to perform at the Grand Ole Opry - after DeFord Bailey.
Pride's music continued charting, but it was his 1971 single "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" that became his biggest hit. It stayed at the top spot on the country charts for five weeks and even made it crossed over to the top-40 pop singles chart.
In 1971, Pride was named Entertainer of the Year at the CMAs.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Pride continued touring and releasing hit singles. In 1994, he released his biography Pride: The Charley Pride Story. In 1997, he had a tumor removed from his vocal cords, but he continued to sing and perform after the operation.
Pride was eventually inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. He was also honored with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 CMAs. Later that year, Pride passed away due to complications from COVID-19 in December.
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We've all done it; been in a bad mood, in a rush, had a conflict with a sales person and demanded to see the manager – only to find you've been talking to the manager all along.
It's a bit embarrassing.
You've been a bit bolshy, authoritative, which you might not have been if you'd realised who you were talking to….
I did this last week in a retail shop on the high street. Feeling rather silly I apologised for 'treating the owner as a member of staff'. But her response got me thinking. She said:
"Goodness, I'm not important, it's the team that make this place what it is."
After this revelation, I thought about my actions – treating people differently depending on how I perceived their hierarchy in the organisation, and told myself off. What was also interesting was the manager's reaction regarding her staff. I was pretty sure the manager's attitude towards her team was one of the reasons why the staff seemed so enthusiastic, engaged.
We are all guilty of adjusting our tone to suit our perceptions of the person we're communicating with; it's an unconscious bias, and it's human nature. However, such behavior can impact on the quality of the interactions and relationships we have with employees. Our tone, spoken language and body language can all influence how appreciated or respected the person we're speaking with feels during the interaction, and this can impact their motivation and engagement for future interactions and their work.
Reverse Heirarchy
The manager's response was a good example of a reverse hierarchy, whereby leaders attempt to flip the hierarchical pyramid that often occurs in organisations.
When a reverse hierarchical approach is implicit, leaders and managers often see employees as peers, or even decision makers, while they take more of an advisory role to be called on when needed. The result is employees feel valued and recognised for their input and employee engagement tends to increase.
Simple adjustments to our tone and language can have dramatic effects on the impact of our communication. Being conscious of our biases and communicating respectfully with employees, whatever their hierarchical position, helps to keep employee engagement levels high and makes for a happier, more productive workplace.
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FAI chief to launch Queen of The Lakes
FAI chief to launch Queen of The Lakes festival
Ciara Galvin
FAI chief John Delaney will officially launch Ballinrobe's annual Queen of The Lakes festival in what is being perceived as a coup for the organisers. The launch will take place on Saturday, July 7, in The Valkenburg, Ballinrobe.
The festival starts on July 28 and ends with the crowning of the 2012 Queen on Bank Holiday Monday, August 6. Festival PRO Paddy McTigue is delighted that the FAI chief will officiate at the launch. "It's a great honour for the town," he stated.
Although talks with Delaney began six weeks ago, his appearance at the launch was only confirmed last week. "Securing his participation is special considering the Euros … You never know, he might have a cup with him," joked the PRO. "We all love to dream," he added.
Mr Delaney, a previous visitor to the town, has close ties with local soccer club Ballinrobe Town AFC. Mr McTigue explained that the FAI chief sourced ball girls and boys for the Ireland vs Wales Carling Cup clash from Ballinrobe, and that he also invited the local girls' soccer team to a game last year in the Aviva.
Members of the Western Veteran and Vintage Motor Club are also planning to be on hand for the launch, when they will chauffeur the selected Queens around the town.
The week-long festival promises to be a week of fun-filled activities for all the family. The schedule of events includes the annual 'Heritage Day' with traditional music and sean nós dancing, a family picnic and fun day, street music provided by Chris Loughrey, a soapbox race and a duathalon.


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Oppenordt, Alexandre Jean
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt was born about 1639 in Gelderland, city of the Netherlands, then under Spanish rule. He came to settle in Paris at the beginning of the reign of Louis XIV and worked in the privileged enclosure of the Temple, place where cabinetmakers not yet received at the master's degree could exercise their profession.
He married a Frenchwoman named Judith Favier, who gave him three children and only one survived him, Gilles-Marie Oppenordt, the famous architect and decorator of the Regency and obtains in 1679, he obtained his naturalization. In March 1684, he received a dwelling in the galleries of the Louvre, proof of royal recognition and began to work for the service of the King's Buildings.
That same year, he was paid 3,600 pounds for "twelve cabinets of marquetry he made for the medals of His Majesty, at the rate of 300 L each." These cabinets were placed at Versailles in the niches of the cabinet of Curiosities also called the cabinet of the Medals and were completed by a sumptuous desk drawn by Berain (at the price of 6500 L) and four other cabinets of violets wood.
He became an ordinary cabinetmaker to the King and lived in the rue Fleury near Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois and in front of the Saint-Honoré clock.
Between 1684 and 1686, he executed the floor of the small Gallery of Louis XIV at Versailles. He also worked for Louvois, realizing two cabinets in pietra dura which will be mentioned in the inventory after the death of the latter in 1693. A drawing of Berain representing a project of cabinet of pietra lasted with the arms of Louvois is without doubt the only testimony that we owned both of these works. He once again testifies to the collaboration between Bérain and Oppenordt. This allows to attribute to Oppenordt, the execution of two works drawn by Berain: the sarcophagus commode of the Wallace Collection made from a datable Berain engraving, according to Jerome de la Gorce, around 1690-1695 and the marquetry floor of the royal coach of Stockholm executed in Paris in 1696.
We can see that, in the 1690s, because of the lack of credit due to the war against the League of Augsburg, orders from the King's Buildings Department were stopped but Oppenordt continued to receive 30 L in as a carpenter of the king. His last thirty years of activity are unknown, but it is known that he devotes them to a private clientele, among which was probably the Count of Toulouse, father of the Duke of Penthièvre. His activity seems to have stopped shortly after 1705, when he is quoted for having contributed to the embellishments of the hotel owned by the Prince de Condé at Versailles. Alexander Jean Oppenordt died in Paris on April 16, 1715.


The restaurant was extremely clean and there were many tables. It appears to be a family run operation as the woman who I assume is the mother was the single hostess/server along with her pre-teen daughter helping out with drinks and running some of the appetizers. There was another younger daughter on her i-Pad watching movies.
We were seated promptly and brought a couple of different menus, the a la carte menu and the all you can eat Chinese and sushi menu. I thought it was pretty cool that we could write on the actual menu to indicate the quantities and menu items we wanted to order. Usually we would get a separate paper to check off.
Although the shrimps used in the fried shrimp appetizer were a bit smaller, the portion made up for it. The shrimps were battered and fried in a panko crust and served with duck sauce. It was good but nothing to write home about, maybe I'm biased because I wished the shrimps were larger. Similar to the other appetizer, the dish was garnished with parsley and a maraschino cherry.
We didn't want to over order and have lots of leftovers so we limited ourselves to only three maki rolls. Just like all the other similar sushi places, if you don't eat all the food, they charge you for the leftovers.
The Mo loves eel so we had to get the dragon roll, eel and cucumber wrapped with avocado and topped with tobiko and the sweet sauce. We also ordered our usual favorite, the Philadelphia roll with salmon and cream cheese.
Instead of the boring shrimp tempura roll, we took it up a notch and ordered the yummy tummy roll which is a shrimp tempura roll topped with salmon and drizzled with a sweet chili sauce, similar to the Mae Ploy sauce that I eat with eggrolls.
The Maki rolls were a little bit above average. They were good but definitely not as tasty as other high end establishments. We ordered the regular seaweed salad in addition to the spicy seaweed salad that had a nice wasabi kick to it.
I really loved the idea that we were able to order from the kitchen menu and weren't limited to Japanese menu offerings as the other restaurants.
I have to praise them for using chicken breast for the General Tso chicken which is a premium meat. Typically, dark meat is used and I actually prefer that over breast but I'm sure 90% of other people like the white meat.
My favorite dish was the shrimp phad thai. They did not skimp on the shrimp and it was full of flavor and texture from the bean sprouts, noodles and peanuts. We asked for sriracha and hot chili oil and they were happy to oblige.
Overall, I think the food was great for the value. The all you can eat menu only set us back $14.95 each. My only regret is that I didn't know there was a dinner menu for $19.95 that offered many other menu items including sashimi and other specialty rolls, the Spider Roll (soft shell crab) being our absolute favorite.
Service was a bit slow as there was only one person handling most of the hosting/waitressing/food running/bussing/ takeout orders, etc) but if you are patient, it's worth it or if you are like me, just flag down the daughter.
We will definitely be back.. friends.. let us know if you want to join us for dinner sometime.


First part of video shows Hamas killing wedding party because they were singing.
This YouTube user has his account suspended a lot, but never gives up. Kudo's to him.
Update by Howie: And right on time to go along with this is news that Hamas has been murdering any Palestinian opposition to Hamas during the fighting. Fatah members mostly.


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Napoli to sign "top player" in January according to Aurelio De Laurentiis
And it's all thanks to fans seeing his new movie.
By Conor Dowley@c_dowley Jan 1, 2016, 7:50pm CET
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Well, Napoli could be in for one heck of a treat this January -- team president Aurelio De Laurentiis has promised that he's going to sign a "top player" for the partenopei this January, making good on a promise he made before Christmas: if fans went to see his new movie, he'd make the deal.
Well, Natale col Boss did well at the box office, so De Laurentiis is making good. As he confirmed in an interview with Radio Kiss Kiss, Napoli are now going to go to work to sign a major talent to add to the squad.
[My] promise to buy a truly important player will be maintained.
At Napoli we need champions -- players who are right for the role they're needed for.
Obviously when you want to buy you also need a club who's willing to sell -- you can't point a gun at anyone -- but we have already started negotiating with a number of players in a number of countries, all of whom would be key to improving our squad.
When you have such quality in the squad as we do, improving it is a difficult task in itself!
-Source: ESPN FC
ADL did note that the squad is already "extraordinary," and that adding in a big-time player to a squad like Napoli's has to be handled carefully. They need to choose someone they feel can adapt to Maurizio Sarri's tactics quickly, as well as someone who can fit into the squad not only from a tactical and technical level, but in terms of their personality as well. This is a pretty tight-knit group right now -- it's not going to be easy for a newcomer to fit in unless Cristiano Giuntoli makes sure he's the right kind of person to get along with everyone.
De Laurentiis didn't do much to indicate who the new player might be, beyond some guidelines on what he's looking for age- and experience-wise. He wants a player with a few seasons under his belt to help speed their adjustment and provide a bigger immediate impact, but not so many years in the game that he'll be a short-timer; ADL wants this big purchase to be one that helps lead the team for the rest of this season, but for the next two or three or four or more seasons to come.
That means no teenagers, no matter how much promise they have, and it also means no 30-plus year old players. That's been pretty typical of their transfer strategy the last couple of years, but it's the first time it's been said so formally in public. Expect the player they sign, whoever he winds up being, to be around 25 years old -- that's right in the sweet spot of what De Laurentiis wants to see for experience and longevity.
Other than that, though, we have no idea who Napoli are looking at, not even a vague position group or role. Who do you think this new signing could be?


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Jaguar's Super Bowl Ad Explains Why All The Best Movie Villains Are British
Aaron Taube
Jaguar's recently released Super Bowl commercial uses a trio of British actors and the cinematography of director Tom Hooper to delve into why all of the best movie villains come from across the pond.
In the 60-second ad, actors Sir Ben Kingsley, Tom Hiddleston, and Mark Strong speak to the camera and posit that Brits make the best bad guys because "we're more focused," "we have a certain style," and "maybe we just sound right."
Along the way, the men use a fancy helicopter and two swerving Jaguar F-Type Coupes to meet at a high-tech command center in London. "Oh yes," Kingsley remarks at the end of the ad. "It's good to be bad."
The commercial features an ominous original soundtrack that was composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat, who worked with Hooper on "The King's Speech," and recorded by The London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road.
The "Good To Be Bad" campaign is being run by Jaguar's creative agency, Spark 44, and its media agency, Mindshare, which hope to cast the brand as an edgy British outsider challenging mainstays like Porsche and Mercedes-Benz in the U.S. luxury market.
The campaign has also included a digital promotion aspect through a partnership between Jaguar and Gawker Media's content studio. Gawker created a separate blog, called Good To Be Bad, that features sponsored content from Jaguar, original work from Gawker's content studio, and posts shared from Gawker editorial blogs like Gizmodo and Lifehacker.
The posts focus on general villainy, with titles like "A Guide to World Domination in 2014" and "Four Devious Female Archetypes in Film (And How To Act Like Them)."
Jaguar's ad will run during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be contested Feb. 2 at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.
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Part of the Metro Vancouver metropolitan area, Queensborough is a neighbourhood within New Westminster, British Columbia.
The good public transit infrastructure allows people to get to many destinations without needing a car as a result of a few nearby bus lines. However, bicycling is difficult in Queensborough because there are a good number of slopes to challenge cyclists, and there are few bike lanes. This area is not particularly convenient for walking because few common errands can be run on foot. On the other hand, Queensborough is especially car friendly. The majority of properties for sale are a short car ride from the closest highway, and it is very convenient to find a place to park.
It is typically an option for house buyers in Queensborough to do their groceries on foot. A small selection of restaurants can be found in this neighbourhood as well. With regards to education, in Queensborough, families will generally be able to get to schools and daycares on foot.
The character of Queensborough is exemplified by its calm environment. Public green spaces are especially well-distributed and there are approximately 10 of them close by for residents to visit, making it easy to reach them. This part of the city is also quiet, as the streets are usually quite calm - although that is not the case near Highway 91A or the railway line.
In Queensborough, about 30% of buildings are single detached homes, while small apartment buildings, duplexes, and townhouses are also present in the housing stock. Most of the housing growth in this neighbourhood has happened after the year 2000. This part of New Westminster is primarily composed of four or more bedroom and three bedroom homes. About 70% of the population of this neighbourhood own their home whereas the rest are renters.
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Denon AVR-X2500H review
Denon proves its aptitude once again with this detailed and dynamic amplifier Tested at £500 / $500
Five-star products don't take long to reveal themselves, and our decision on the Denon AVR-X2500H was straightforward in the end.
More muscular and powerful than its predecessor
Fast, dynamic and detailed
Packed with features and connections
Edged in some areas by stiff competition
It is apt we come to Denon's AVR-X2500H at the beginning of a new football season.
After its own pre-season of sorts, the company's £500/$500-or-so home cinema amp has returned in even better shape - more muscular, and better toned.
Little has changed physically, apart from a little rearranging and tidying, but that has never been a concern with these amps. We want them to be neat and, more importantly, robust - and Denon has adhered to those desires.
So it's a familiar look: two large dials flanking the AVR-X2500H's screen and strip of control buttons, with headphone jack and inputs for HDMI, USB and set-up mic along the bottom.
The remainder of the amp's eight HDMI inputs, each of which are HDCP 2.2 equipped, are to the rear of this feature-laden unit - where you'll also find digital coaxial and two digital optical connections.
In terms of output, the AVR-X2500H is (like its predecessor) nominally a 7.2 channel amplifier, with two of those channels assignable either to surround back or height speakers.
MORE: Denon's 2018 AV amps feature AirPlay 2, HEOS streaming, phono inputs
Denon has been vocal in its commitment to providing as full a range of technologies as possible to customers at every price point, and the AVR-X2500H is the company's most heavily tooled £500ish offering yet.
Its feature list includes Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and DTS Virtual:X audio codecs alongside video technologies such as Dolby Vision, HDR, HLG and, of course, 4K video upscaling. Part of the HEOS multi-room range, the AVR-X2500H will also stream music from Spotify, Amazon, Tidal and Deezer in unison with any similarly able products around the house.
In line with the rest of the HEOS range, you can now also control your home cinema amp hands-free, via Amazon Alexa. Having misplaced many remotes over the years, we find the ability to adjust volume and source selection through voice control a handy addition – and very much on trend.
MORE: HDR TV – What is it? How can you get it?
After a good time running in – our sample was running for ten days before we made a start – and a swift set-up via the built-in Audyssey MultEQ XT software, this Denon sings with remarkable fervour.
The AVR-X2500H can, of late, be had with a £50 price reduction. We keep '£549' in mind throughout our testing - and the Denon waltzes off with five stars. More often than not, an outstanding product can accomodate price uncertainty of 10 per cent with no problem - and that's how it proves here.
Its ability to handle everything well, rather than just competing with its rivals, marks it out as something special.
MORE: Best home cinema amplifiers 2018
It is immediately clear Denon has taken a step forward over the past year. Most notably is the AVR-X2500H's increased power over its predecessor, bringing it closer to the more muscular character of Denons past.
Using the 4K disc of David Ayer's WWII film Fury as an example, the weight of artillery fire and tank tread through heavy terrain now rumbles around our test room with increased authority. Our bones rattle as bombs are dropped and there is thunder as the destruction continues in the distance.
A tiny amount of delicacy is sacrificed compared to the last generation, but the increase in muscularity is a worthwhile swap.
Because the AVR-X2500H remains an all-rounder. It is more balanced, more detailed and more dynamic than most of its competitors, staying taut and insightful when so easily it could become loutish.
MORE: Best home cinema deals – Blu-ray players, AV receivers, projectors and more
Attention has clearly been paid to retaining Denon's careful handling of dialogue, reflecting the ire, intensity and despair of the Fury cast while keeping careful watch on timbre and texture.
That detail and expression is important across the spectrum, and it's important to note the AVR-X2500H's considerable low-end presence is not without sonic analysis and insight.
This amplifier is in keeping with the brand's long-standing character and its refined, full-bodied identity. This performance retains confidence and even-handed tone throughout the register, regardless of its source material.
MORE: 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray - all the discs on sale and coming soon
The closest competition comes in the form of Sony's capable STR-DN1080, winner of a What Hi-Fi? Product of the Year Award in 2017.
Though it is difficult to imagine a more detailed or expressive home cinema amp than the Sony being built for the money any time soon, it and this Denon have differing talents, and are likely to appeal to different audiences.
What's particularly noticeable about the STR-DN1080 is the life it breathes into a soundtrack. It's a barometer for intensity and anticipation, which elevates it above so much of the market.
But it cannot compete with its rival's major strength: the knockout blow the Denon harnesses. Without foregoing its own impressive levels of detail, timing and dynamics, the Denon can pin us in our seats during scenes of extreme action.
MORE: Sony STR-DN1080 review
The ability to continuously improve a range of multi-Award-winning home cinema amps is one that truly sets Denon apart - and once again the company has demonstrated its mettle.
The AVR-X2500H builds upon its predecessor's all-round excellence and puts extra muscle on its bones.
Combine this with a comprehensive feature list, which is still growing as new technologies arrive, and you have another sterling product that will prove the go-to for anyone with £500 or so to spend.
See all our Denon reviews


Privatization Agency hereby notifies the academic community and potential investors that the Law on Privatization has come into force today, which Law was adopted by the National Assembly on August 2nd 2014, thus creating the formal and institutional conditions for continuation and completion of restructuring and privatization process in the Republic o Serbia.
Law on Privatization stipulates implementation of privatization through the following models: sale of capital, sale of assets, transfer of capital free of charge and strategic partnership, the method of public collection of bids with subsequent public bidding and the public bidding procedure. Apart form respective models and methods the law prescribes measures for preparation and disburdening the company in privatization through: conditional debt write-off and a debt-equity swap (conversion). The new law provides more flexible methods and models of privatization, based on real market conditions which will make the entire procedure efficient and transparent.
With a new Law on Privatization entry into force, the former Privatization Law ceased to be valid ("Official Gazette", No. 38/01, 18/03, 45/05, 123/07, 30/10, 93/12, 119/12, 51/14 and 52/14-Ус9), along with regulations adopted under that law, except for Article 11 of the Decree on the Procedure and Manner of Restructuring the Entities Undergoing Privatization, which shall stay in force until the sale of privatization entities that were in restructuring until the day of the new law becoming effective.
Law on Amendments to the Law on Bankruptcy has become effective as of today, except for the provision of Article 10 of the law, which shall become applicable from October 1st 2014 and the provision of Article 1, paragraph 2 which shall become applicable from January 1st 2015.


The Ole Miss men's basketball officially opened preseason practice on Friday, and senior guard Marshall Henderson was a full participant.
Head coach Andy Kennedy said Tuesday there has already been a determination that Henderson will miss games. How many he will miss has yet to be determined, and it's ongoing based on his progression.
"When he was suspended in early July, there was a process put into place to which he had to conform in order to be where he is today," Kennedy said. "From the second week in July until we started school at the end of August, there were things that were put in place that he had to meet.
"He met those. Therefore when we started school and preseason training -- conditioning, weights, individual development -- he was a part of those things. How he continues along this progression will determine what happens next."
Henderson, Kennedy said, has been 100 percent compliant as it relates to the plan that has been put in place.
"I see a sense of urgency as it relates to the position that he has put himself in," he said. "He's completely aware of the predicament that he has created for us, but he's owned it."
On the court, Kennedy noted that Henderson, an All-SEC performer last year and the conference's reigning leading scorer, is stronger physically and has a better understanding of the consistency with which you have to play to be successful at this level.
"Marshall's play has not changed," he said. "He's the same guy from an energy and emotional standpoint. He's taken a leadership role. He's always going to be the way he is, as it relates to passion, being engaged and playing on that edge from a basketball standpoint.
"The thing that I have been the most proud of is he's winning the sprints at the end. He's encouraging the young guys when they make mistakes. Those are the areas that I have seen a marked improvement in Marshall and his approach to the game."
When Henderson misses games, Ole Miss will be without four of its top five scorers from last season.
"I am preparing every day as if he's not out there, so I'm trying to make sure that I'm doing the best that I can with the players that I know will be available for game one to give us the best chance to be successful," Kennedy said of being without Henderson.
In the backcourt, without Henderson's 20.1 points per game, more will be demanded of juniors Jarvis Summers and LaDarius White, the fourth and sixth leading scorers on last year's team, respectively, as well as sophomore Derrick Millinghaus.
The Rebels will also be tasked with replacing Murphy Holloway and Reginald Buckner in the frontcourt, who averaged a combined 25 points and 18 rebounds last year. They will also be without sophomore Terry Brutus who suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the preseason.
"We're going to ask those four guys to do it by committee, and I think they're certainly capable of doing it," Kennedy said of the frontcourt. "They just haven't done it. Until they do it, we'll all have to see how quickly they can respond."
Senior Demarco Cox (foot) has been cleared for full contact for more than a month, and junior Aaron Jones (ACL) has been cleared for about two weeks. Freshmen Dwight Coleby and Sebastian Saiz, Kennedy said, have made great contributions and will also be in the mix there.


What I Blog About When I Blog About Books: NOTD: Butter London "Fiver"
Today's notd is for Butter London's "Fiver," a pale minty/seafoam green.
The formula on this polish is a bit streaky. It's definitely not one of Butter London's better-formulated polishes. I needed 3 coats for complete opacity.
I love mint polishes in general so this one was a winner for me.
I'm still in the process of comparing this with all my other mint polishes. However, through looking at some of the swatches, I cannot find a single dupe in my collection. It's bluer than some, but not as blue as others. Comparison post to come!
Oh I have been lemming this for forever and a half!
Do you have Essie's Mint Candy Apple? I have the Essie and just wanted to know how they compared.
Wow! Based on photos, I always thought they'd be the same but not close at all! Yes, purchase justified!
Thank you so much for taking the time to add the swatch in!


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VR Overview
VR Inventory
VR Management
Visual Resource Programs Overview
Other Federal Agencies
Non-Federal Agencies
Other Federal Agency Visual Resource Management Programs Overview
Several U.S. federal agencies with land management responsibilities have comprehensive visual resource management (VRM) programs. The more comprehensive VRM programs of the U.S. Department of the Interior (USDOI) Bureau of Land Management, the USDOI National Park Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service are discussed in detail elsewhere on this website.
Programs for some federal agencies that do not manage large tracts of land or water may be more limited in scope, in some cases limited to, or emphasizing visual impact assessment (VIA) procedures and visual impact mitigation. These programs are discussed below.
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) does not manage lands, but it does support transportation projects that are subject to environmental impact assessments that include VIAs. FHWA's VIA procedure provides guidance to state departments of transportation, but is not mandatory. FHWA recently issued new VIA guidance entitled Guidelines for the Visual Impact Assessment of Highway Projects (2015, 104 pp). The guidelines provide (1) step-by-step instructions for authors of a VIA; (2) a training resource; and (3) a reference that details specific VIA tasks, techniques, or terms.
U.S. Department of Defense U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) authorizes water resource projects, such as dam construction and operation, that may sometimes result in major visual impacts. USACE's Visual Resources Assessment Procedure (VRAP) is a systematic method to (1) evaluate and classify existing visual quality; (2) assess and measure visual impacts caused by Corps projects; (3) evaluate visual impacts; and (4) make recommendations for changes in plans, designs, and operations of the projects. The VRAP is presented in the USACE Instruction Report EL-88-1, "Visual Resources Assessment Procedure for US Army Corps of Engineers" (Issued 1988, 97 pp).
U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resource Conservation Service
The National Resource Conservation Service does not currently have an agency-wide visual resource policy or program, but has developed Web-based guidance for incorporating visual resource concerns into agency activities.
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regulates utility-scale energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf, and is currently developing a VIA methodology and guidelines for preparation of VIAs for offshore projects. BOEM has sponsored visual impact-related projects and research.


Having a bowl of hot soup on a cold day feeds the soul as well as the stomach. Not only is soup soul food, it also can be a very healthy and satisfying alternative to salads. Studies have shown that in people who were trying to lose weight, those who ate hot soup lost more weight than those who ate salads. Ironically, a bowl soup more often has fewer calories than a salad due to the fact people load salad with creamy dressings and other fatty toppings. The protein in the soup as well as the heat, signals the brain faster that the stomach is "full." Having a small cup of soup before a meal as an appetizer can also curb food intake. So, if you are trying to cut back on the calories, you may want to think soup instead of salad.
Grandma's chicken soup for colds is not an old wives' tale. According to scientific research, chicken soup is packed full of anti-inflammatory properties. Eating soup when you are sick can help to unclog your nose by thinning the mucus and it will also aid in breaking up congestion in the chest. But, science aside, chicken soup is the ultimate comfort food for healing the cold weary.
I learned how to make chicken soup from my Alabama grandmother. Whenever I had a cold as a child, she would immediately start making a pot of delicious chicken soup. The delicious aroma would fill the old farmhouse as I snuggled under handmade quilts and anticipated that steaming hot bowl of golden broth. I must admit that having chicken soup made by my grandmother was the ultimate in treating a cold, but alas, I grew up and my grandmother passed away. Now it is my turn to make the chicken soup when a member of my family is ill from a cold.
Making chicken soup from scratch is easy. It is also perfect to freeze for future use. The absolute secret for making the ultimate homemade chicken soup is using chicken thighs. Chicken thighs are full of fat to make a good stock. It is what makes chicken soup, chicken soup. These are relatively cheap to buy in any grocery store. So start your soup with about six to ten chicken thighs in a big pot of hot water. Let the water reach a slow , low, rolling boil, and let them cook for about a 45 minutes. Once they are cooked, let the water cool a bit, remove the thighs and strain the broth into another bowl. After the thighs cool, you can remove the skin and shred the meat to put into your broth. Put the strained broth and the thigh meat back into the cooking pot. Sample the broth. If you used enough thighs, your broth should not need any chicken bullion. But, just in case, do keep a few cubes of bullion handy in case you need to kick the flavor up.
In another cooking pot make your rice. This way, you can control the amount of rice you want in your soup. Once the rice is ready, just scoop out the amount you want into a bowl and ladle in the broth. Of course, if you are sick you are not going to feel like making chicken broth. The secret is to do it ahead of time and freeze it. If you don't feel like making soup, then have at least six cans of store bought chicken soup on your shelf for seasonal cold emergencies. Of course, nothing beats the flavor of the real thing but when in a pinch a can of soup will do nicely.


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'Cliched, stale, money-raking' - Blair not quite the toast of China
· Mixed reviews for ex PM on lucrative lecture tour
· Local media criticise six-figure appearance fees
Ian Black, Vaudine England in Hong Kong and Chris Gill in Shanghai
Thu 8 Nov 2007 19.02 EST
When Tony Blair swept through China this week for a succession of events and speeches, he might have hoped to generate shimmering headlines about his views on the resurgent world power.
One of his addresses was, after all, entitled "From Greatness to Brilliance". So it will no doubt come as a rude surprise to discover that some of his hosts were less than impressed with his appearances - particularly the whopping fees reportedly paid to secure his services.
Official Chinese media have been abuzz with details of Mr Blair's engagements. A speech in Hong Kong to the General Chamber of Commerce commanded a six-figure sum, according to chamber sources.
An appearance at Dongguan City, near Hong Kong, cost £237,000, said the Guangzhou Daily News. The organisers even threw in a luxury villa worth 38m yuan (£2.4m), though there is no indication that Mr Blair accepted the offer.
But some observers were not sure they got value for money. Mr Blair's Dongguan speech, delivered after a tour of industrial parks and villa complexes in the booming manufacturing centre, dwelt not just on economic growth but on his personal links with the country (his sister-in-law is Chinese. His seven-year-old son, Leo, is learning Mandarin at school).
"China is a very special country, and has a special place in the heart of my family," he reportedly said.
But in the China Youth Daily, Deng Qingbo sneered: "Frankly, we are very familiar with all this - it's just like listening to any county or city official's reports. If so, why pay such a high price to hear the same thing? Is it worth the money? Do these thoughts multiply in value because they come from the mouth of a retired prime minister?"
According to the Guangzhou Daily News, Mr Blair's take-home pay would have been £156,000 after taxes were deducted. It called the Dongguan stop one of his "money-raking" trips in China.
China Youth Daily said the speech was full of pleasantries, cliches and platitudes about the importance of collaboration between government and business, education and the environment, but failed to provide any new insights.
"Is the country to become a market where international celebrities come digging for gold?" the paper asked. "We should exercise less ostentation and vanity. We need more genuinely fresh knowledge - especially when we are spending the taxpayers' pennies."
After Dongguan, Mr Blair continued his hectic schedule and flew to Beijing, where in his role as envoy of the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers he met Tang Jiaxuan, a state councillor dealing with foreign affairs. On Wednesday he spoke to the Business Week Global Chief Executive Officers' Forum. Reporters were barred from the hall and only allowed to listen to the speech via a closed circuit television feed. But transmission was cut during a question and answer session.
That followed the £230-a-head dinner organised by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce at the five-star Marriott hotel. "He was really a great speaker," said one delighted guest. "The crowd loved it. We all felt very upbeat."
A day earlier Mr Blair was in Jerusalem giving a speech at a gala dinner of the Saban Forum thinktank in the prestigious King David Hotel. His keynote address was followed by another by Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, with whom he is collaborating in attempts to bring Israelis and Palestinians to the negotiating table. No fee was paid, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based forum confirmed.
Not all his reviews have been bad. In Washington last month he won three standing ovations at a charity event for a speech that highlighted the danger from Iran and Muslim extremism - one of four which reportedly netted him £300,000.
Still, some believe Mr Blair's relentless globetrotting schedule may be taking its toll.
"He didn't look as polished as he was the last time he was here," said a guest at this week's Hong Kong dinner. "He looked as if he'd been on a lot of planes, and he has - and he forgot he'd been here only a couple of years ago - but he was good, yes."
The money
The cost of one appearance by Tony Blair at Dongguan City
Mr Blair's reported take-home pay from the Dongguan speech after tax
The cost per head of a dinner in Hong Kong at which Mr Blair appeared


Upper Mustang is the last forbidden kingdom of Nepal with lots of mystical and mythical things. To reach this land beyond mountains one requires at least one week of walking after mountain flight to Jomsom. This can be very treacherous as well as physically demanding. Therefore, Nepal Trekking Routes Treks & Expeditions has proposed Mustang heli day tour in Nepal. Mustang Helicopter Tour starts from Kathmandu similar to Everest Helicopter Tour and Annapurna Helicopter Tour. The scenic beauty en-route to Upper Mustang is joy to behold.
The geographical landscape changes in every minute of helicopter ride. Starting from the valley the chopper hovers over the green lush hilly landscape and reaches the Himalayan desert alongside quaint snowcapped mountains. Take a look at majestic Muktinath Temple with Mt. Neelgiri on backdrop before heading to Lomanthang. This is the walled city and is the capital of Upper Mustang area. If you have to walk this trail then under restricted trekking region you will have to pay hefty entrance fees and should accompany by government officials too. Therefore, Mustang heli day tour is the only sumptuous way to explore this place.
Witness world's deepest gorge, Annapurna Circuit Trail area, Muktinath area and Upper Mustang Trekking area in Mustang heli day tour.