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If your current living environment includes other active addicts, consider a temporary change in your living arrangements until you are stable, especially if the other parties involved are unwilling to abstain from their addictive behavior after you have presented your request.
Secure help from members of your support group to establish a clean house. It is usually safer to keep all prospective drugs of choice outside of your living environment. We understand that you can easily leave the home to secure your drug of choice but your immediate surroundings should be free of opportunities to relapse if possible.
Be careful not to remain in an environment that you find physically threatening. It is wise to secure a safe house prior to a time that you might need it. If there is a threat of physical abuse or anyone is behaving in a way that you find dangerous to them or others – get safe and call the police.
If someone in your inner circle of family or friends begins to inquire about your recovery behaviors invite him or her to attend a therapy session with you. You can also provide him or her with the contacts he or she will need in order to obtain information about your addiction or help for his or her problems from a professional who is experienced in the treatment of addiction as a primary illness.
While the environment that you are restarting or initiating your recovery in may not be supportive at the moment, it can change. The people in your life may have no reason to trust you, your commitment to recovery, or the changes you are making at the present time but they are likely to feel differently in the weeks and months to come.
On the other hand, some relationships may never heal. But we have found that more times than not, the emotional, behavioral, and spiritual changes that we make in our recovery have become a source of attraction to those who had previously lost trust in us.
Please share with us some of your own experiences or thoughts on this subject. We would love to know what you have found to be beneficial or where you may have struggled. Please do not leave any comments below that may be reportable – that is, please do not disclose in your comments items that may indicate risk of suicide, homicide, or any other reportable abuse. This blog is meant for educational purposes only and should not be used as personal therapy. If you are suffering with suicidal thoughts or are in danger of being harmed please call 911 immediately.
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Twitter Thursday released a significant update to its official apps for the iPhone and iPad. A few changes incorporate recent upgrades Twitter had made to apps on other devices and one, a new swipe bar displaying trends and promoted trends, is exclusive to the iPhone.
The update has the usual bug fixes and stability improvements and, in addition to a few new features, significantly changes the “new tweet” screen. The interface is now cleaner and larger and attaching media easier than ever. An option to take a new photo to attach to a message has been added. Autocomplete of usernames and hashtags (culling a list from your stream and trending topics) is also a nice convenience.
Also new to the app is a function that allows you to scrape your phone’s contacts to find people you may know on Twitter. Originally released on the latest Twitter for Android app, the feature asks you if you want to find contacts the first time you fire up the app, and thereafter can be found in the search menu.
The biggest addition might be the new swipe bar that appears at the top of the timeline. This displays the latest promoted trends and trending topics always. The trends can be scrolled through one at a time by swiping. Clicking displays the tweets for that topic. It’s a nice convenience and one advertisers who bought promoted trends are sure to be fans of as well. Win win.
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Twitter still might not have the most powerful app on the market, but for its usability and thoughtful touches it’s a popular choice. In fact, the official iPhone app is the third most popular way to access Twitter (behind Twitter.com and mobile.twitter.com) according to Twitter’s blog.
So, are you an official Twitter app user, or do you prefer something else?
Antique and contemporary souvenir spoons remain popular collectibles.
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There are simple and creative ways to display collectible spoons, depending on your collection's size, your available space and your preferences. Spoon collecting in the United States has a long history. Souvenir spoons featuring the Statue of Liberty were for sale by 1891, historian David Glassberg reports in his paper, "Rethinking the Statue of Liberty." The Salem Witch Spoon from the same year is the most famous collectible spoon, according to PBS' television show "History Detectives."
Collectible spoons set up in shadow boxes make creative arrangements. You might display spoons from different states, or favorite sightseeing adventures with postcards or vacation photos. As another option, display the spoons by themselves in shadow boxes with frames that match your decor. Coated wire holds souvenir spoons without scratching them. Wire the spoons in even rows or fan shapes on fabric-covered cardboard for the shadow box. Dark fabric such as black, red or blue velvet sets off a spoon collection. Shadow boxes work well leaning against the wall on a shelf, mounted on a wall, or flat on a shelf or table below eye level.
Wall racks designed for collectible spoons hold them in neat rows. This creates a space-saving display. Contemporary and vintage spoon racks come in many sizes, so if you have a large collection, you might display different types of spoons in different racks, or count the spoons and buy a rack large rack -- depending on available wall space. The disadvantage of wall racks is that they don't protect the spoons from dust. Because the details on collectible spoons are small, they show off best with the racks hung at an average eye level.
A display case with a glass top, such as the type used to show jewelry, will hold many spoons. These cases rest flat on a table or shelf. Putting the case below eye level shows off a collection, and the case's lid keeps dust off the spoons. The cases often come with hardware for adding a small padlock, or if you use a wood frame display case, it's simple to add locking hardware if you prefer no one handle the collection.
Silverware chests often have tarnish-resistant flannel linings. The lining offers a contrast to the spoon collection and helps keep the spoons shiny. Because many collectible spoons are silver, and some have etched or filigree details, keeping them free of tarnish reduces the maintenance time of your collection. A vintage or new wooden silverware box offers a gleaming display solution. If you have a large spoon collection, display several chests. If space is limited, stack the chests and leave the top ones open.
Adams, Gryphon. "How to Display Collectible Spoons Without a Cabinet." Home Guides \| SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/display-collectible-spoons-cabinet-57018.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.
Photo by Scott Reagle Maple Grove’s Easton Tanner (73) rushes the quarterback to force an interception that was returned for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of Friday’s NYSPHSAA Class D state championship game.
SYRACUSE — Facing a shift in momentum that threatened to block the road to a second straight New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D championship Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome, Cambridge coach Doug Luke decided to play to his team’s strength and run the ball.
The right side of Luke’s offensive line featuring Nathan Genevick, Max Hoffer and Brenden Holcomb was more than happy to pave the way.
Colton Dean capped a 14-play, 68-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter as the Section II champions crushed Maple Grove’s dreams in the state final for a second straight year with a 26-14 victory on Ernie Davis Legends Field.
The game-sealing drive, during which Cambridge ran the ball exclusively, capped a dominating performance by the Indians that saw them outgain the Red Dragons, 460-248, and yet the Section VI champions needed just one more stop late to put themselves in position for the victory.
With Cambridge leading 19-7 early in the fourth quarter, quarterback Zack Rowland dropped back to pass on a second-and-11 from the 41-yard line. Maple Grove senior Carter Russo was able to pressure Rowland, grabbing him by his jersey as he unleashed an ill-advised pass into the middle of the Red Dragons defense. Junior Easton Tanner was in the right place at the right time, intercepting the throw and running 55 yards for a touchdown that made it 19-14 after Zach Fischer’s PAT.
Undeterred, the Indians took over at their own 32-yard line with 10:02 remaining and proceeded to put the game away. Tommy English had six carries for 37 yards, Tyler Linendoll had two carries for 6 yards, Jonas Butz had a carry for 2 yards and Colton Dean had five carries for 23 yards – the final run giving Cambridge a two-score lead it would not relinquish.
The Indians wasted no time jumping on top early as Rowland connected with Holcomb for a 65-yard touchdown pass and catch on the second offensive play of the game and Helen Mooney added the PAT for a 7-0 lead just 51 seconds into the game.
Maple Grove answered right back with an impressive 13-play, 80-yard drive that culminated with a 5-yard Tanner-to-Fischer touchdown connection on fourth down. Fischer’s PAT made it 7-7 and it was game on.
Two possessions later, Cambridge took back the lead with a 10-play, 93-yard drive that took just two minutes and 39 seconds off the clock. The Indians picked up double-digit yardage on five plays during the drive, which was capped by Dean’s 1-yard touchdown run to make it 13-7 with 9:10 remaining.
The Red Dragons picked up just one first down over the next two possessions, giving Cambridge the ball back with 2:25 left in the half. Working with a short field, the Indians added on, going 38 yards in three plays, highlighted by a 27-yard run from Butz before Linendoll scored from 6 yards out for a 19-7 lead.
Maple Grove got as close as the 12-yard line early in the third quarter, but Max Hoffer sacked Tanner on fourth-and-5 giving the ball back to the Indians.
Cambridge’s defense limited a powerful Red Dragons’ rushing attack all day long, holding Nick Fabrizio, Nash Nelson and company to just 155 yards on 40 carries.
Maple Grove will have work to do as it looks for a third straight appearance in the state final next season, losing nine players to graduation this coming summer.
Adamsville Community Clean-Up Day will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday with lunch provided to those helping.
A chicken barbecue, silent auction, and spring flower and bake sale will be Saturday at the Amish Parochial School, 9100 Castor Road, New Concord. The bake sale starts at 10 a.m. and the chicken barbecue will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with carry-out available. The meal include chicken, noodles, baked beans, potato salad, pie and home-made ice cream. The silent auction will be at 5 p.m. For more information call Mose Shetler at 800-691-3530 or Toby Hostetler at 740-624-7112. Mill’s Bulk Foods will be closed that day to allow employees and their families to attend the event.
Adamsville Homemakers will attend the annual spring luncheon on Tuesday at the Philo United Methodist Church, 135 Main St., Philo. Bring canned goods for the food bank and a $5 potted plant. Anyone needing a ride should be at the Adamsville Community Building by 9:30 a.m. for departing at 9:45 a.m.
Adamsville correspondent Charlene Knicely can be reached at 740-796-3751.
Congratulations to all those who were elected in Vancouver on Saturday.
Running for office is a brave endeavour. Your name, your values, and your identity are on the line for the judgement of Vancouver voters. It’s hard work energizing your community, reaching out to as many people as you can, and sharing your personal values and story. I know you did it because you believe in making an impact and are dedicated to this city.
Unfortunately, our election results do not reflect the diversity of the candidates who ran, much less our city. This has been true for every single election in Vancouver—even worse now when 51 percent of our population identify as coming from a racialized community.
To those people of colour who ran and lost, I understand how you feel. In your mind, you will go over all of the doors left unknocked and all factors in and out of your control that led to your loss. When you analyze all of the factors, there will be one that is shared by too many of those with same election result. In there lies an injustice that your personal effort could not have changed.
It’s the same way Kashmir Dhaliwal, a prominent leader, must have felt in 2008, when he gracefully stood on a victory stage celebrating the election of every single member of his party except him—and it has not changed since then.
The weight of these barriers is not ours nor our communities to bear alone. It should rest on the shoulders of every Vancouver citizen. This is about who we are as a city and who we want to be. If we believe in equal opportunity—that every person should have a fair shot at those seats on council. And, that our democracy should create a platform for people to be judged by their values, ideas, and commitment and not by the colour of their skin. If we believe all this, then we need to take concrete action.
Let’s work together to find answers and real solutions. In these competitive election races, why do people of colour slide down in the polls? What barriers lay in the silence of an anonymous ballot?
I ask our newly elected mayor and council to establish a citywide plan for equity and inclusion with an intersectional lens. We need to ensure all communities in city hall are represented and included in decision-making. And we need to have an honest conversation about racism.
As the election results settle in and we move on, I urge you not turn away from this issue. If we do, nothing will change. Too many people in Vancouver are weary with little hope for change.
Niki Sharma is a former Vancouver park commissioner.
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Harrisburg City Police are on the lookout for the suspect who robbed a woman at gunpoint in a church parking lot over the weekend.
Police responded to a report of a robbery at about 1:03 p.m. Saturday on the 1500 block of Derry Street. The victim told officers that she had been waiting to meet her parents in the church parking lot when she was robbed at gunpoint.
The victim had parked her van in the parking lot of the Derry Street United Methodist Church at 15th and Derry streets. She said that she needed to meet her parents to retrieve some paperwork and they chose the church parking lot as the meet up location.
After she opened her van door, a stranger grabbed her leg and pointed a silver handgun at her and demanded that she give up everything.
The woman handed over her wallet, which contained credit cards and $10 in cash. The suspect then ran away.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Dauphin County Police dispatch at (717) 558-6900 and ask for a City Detective.
Investigators believe Jule Richardson intentionally started the fire on the back deck after a domestic dispute.
A Chili woman was charged with arson Sunday after allegedly setting her own home on fire.
Monroe County Sheriff's deputies arrested and charged Jule Richardson, 48, after responding to the fire at her Scott Lane home. Investigators believe she intentionally started the fire after a domestic dispute, Sgt. Brad Fisher said in a news release.
The fire originated on the back deck and spread to the house's outer wall, where it was quickly put out by the Chili Fire Department, Fisher said.
Richardson was taken into custody and remanded to the Monroe County Jail, Fisher said.
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Denmark on Sunday became the first country in the world to officially remove transgender identities from its list of mental health disorders.
The decision, supported by all parties in the Danish Parliament, was originally made back in May 2016 following a lack of progress from the World Health Organization.
“This very encouraging move from Denmark sets a strong example internationally towards destigmatizing transgender people and paving the way for quick and transparent processes for legal gender recognition,” said Amnesty International Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advisor Leda Avgousti in a statement.
“The listing as a mental illness are stigmatizing for transgender people,” Linda Thor Pedersen, a spokesperson on trans issues for LGBT Denmark, a Danish advocacy group, told the Washington Blade.
Changes to the ICD were proposed back in 2014, but when no progress had been made last October, the Danish government decided to move forward independently. WHO is now expected to complete it’s revisions to the ICD by 2018.
“This label means that transgender people are forced to undergo traumatizing and humiliating psychiatric evaluations in order to legally change their gender or even to be able to access gender reassignment treatment,” said Avgousti.
This is not the first time that Denmark has been a leader in improving the rights of trans people.
In May 2014 it repealed a law that forced trans people to undergo sterilization before legally changing their gender.
“Just as they did on civil marriage (first country in the world in 1989) Denmark leads the way once again,” gay U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford told the Blade.
“The public attitude to transgender people have been improved over the last couple of years and there is generally an acceptance of us,” added Pedersen.
“While there is still a long way to go to achieve full depathologization of trans people; every positive change in law by a government, every statement of support by institutions is an affirmation of the hard work being carried out behind the scenes by activists and organizations alike,” said Ehrt.
If a man can be a woman, I can be a ham sandwich.
I thought that is how it works now. I can be anything I want.
Check out the Facebook link in the above comment. It is a book I wrote dealing with this. I think you will see my tongue is firmly in my cheek.
and are we supposed to feel sorry for you? you do know you can improve your ability to think rationally, you don’t have to remain so utterly irrational in your thoughts.
Tomorrow I think I will be a young asian girl with bad skin. I don’t care if you don’t agree.
don’t care what you claim, that provides no proof whatsoever that you can tell a persons true gender better than they can. anything relevant to add to the topic, or just more of your meaningless plans that no one cares about?
All pretense aside, If you think you’re something that you’re not, you’re ill. Saying otherwise doesn’t make it so.
so what, prove that trans* are not the gender they claim to be first, then your comment might have some meaning beyond being a tautology.
Then – in taking the name of a god – you must be very, very mentally ill.
Except that if you’re born male or female, that’s what you are in reality. What :::exactly::: constitutes my ignorance in this matter? My habit of sticking to facts instead of pie in the sky BS?
Transgender activist from Denmark here: THIS DOES NOTHING.
Please cover this story more critically for the sake of us who are pushing to eliminate years-long psychiatric assessments of Danish transgender persons as a prerequisite to treatment.
Despite this change in diagnosis, WE STILL GET TREATED AS IF WE WERE MENTALLY ILL IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM.
This is a symbolic gesture and carries no real improvement for Danish transgender persons who are still being denied medical treatment and forced into conversion therapy-esque state sponsored psychiatric evaluation.
Media’s one-sided coverage of this is killing our movement by focusing on a symbolic gesture rather than the issues we are protesting.
LEONE, American Samoa (CNN) -- Another earthquake struck Wednesday near the Samoan islands, an area already devastated by earthquake and tsunami damage which killed more than 130 people.
A traditional Samoan fale is destroyed Wednesday in the devastated village of Leone.
The 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday evening (1:13 a.m. Thursday ET), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was 10 km (6 miles) deep in the Pacific Ocean about 121 miles (194 km) from the city of Apia, Samoa.
The quake did not trigger a tsunami warning, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
It followed an 8.0-magnitude earthquake which hit the small cluster of Samoan islands early Tuesday triggering a tsunami.
At least 139 people are confirmed dead as a consequence of Tuesday's quake and tsunami. They include 22 people killed in American Samoa, 110 in Samoa and seven in Tonga, according to officials on the islands.
Survivors like Ropati Opa were trying to find ways to cope. The massive waves had destroyed his home, store and gas station in the village of Leone on the southwest coast of American Samoa.
Journalist Jeff DePonte contributed to this report.
In April 1936 a young photographer named Arthur Rothstein showed up in Boise City to take photographs for the federal government's Resettlement Administration.
Rothstein's boss, Roy Stryker, believed that pictures could be a powerful tool to show not only the multitude of problems the nation was facing, but what the government was doing about them.
Over the course of seven years, as the agency became part of the Farm Security Administration, Stryker would launch an unprecedented documentary effort, eventually amassing more than 200,000 images of America in the 1930s taken by a talented cadre of photographers, including Walker Evans, Russell Lee, Marion Post Walcott, John Vachon, and Dorothea Lange.

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