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Thoughts / empathy
I was eavesdropping whilst I was drinking coffee in a café the other day. I do this a lot FYI. Both, eavesdrop and drink coffee.
A man is telling a woman a story. A woman he knows was in a devastating car accident. Her life was shattered in an instant. According to the man, she now lives in a state of chronic pain. She can’t use her legs.
He reports that she had been “a mess” before the accident, but the tragedy has resulted in some positive changes in her life. That – according to him – as a result of this devastation, she is living a “wonderful life”.
And then he utters the words. The words that I really, really, really hate to hear. Words that can be responsible for emotional and spiritual and psychological violence.
‘Everything happens for a reason’.
Bullshit. Words that can destroy lives. And words that are so very untrue.
These words are pretty much my least favourite thing for anyone to say. To anyone. I reckon its both bad thinking and bad advice. Yet I am certain that I’ve said them at more than one time in the past.
Because I think it’s the thing we say to someone when we don’t know what else to say. Or worse, when we have difficulty sitting with the discomfort of a loved one. Whether our loved one be experiencing a relationship break up. Or the death or a child. Or the diagnosis of a debilitating medical condition. By uttering this phrase it forces us to turn a blind eye to that fact that life is unfair. That it involves suffering. These words try to cover up or push aside very real pain. This phrase makes us feel more comfortable.
But we can’t get to feeling more comfortable or to becoming more helping, generous and brave without navigating through tough emotions like desperation, shame and panic.
When I’ve been in the midst of desperation, shame and panic, I have had people to say to me ‘Everything happens for a reason’. I’ve wanted to kick them in the face. Luckily, I was usually way too depressed. What I thought was “You have no idea what I’m feeling you goose. I can tell because you’re saying all of these things that have nothing to do with what I am going through right now. Many, many things happen for no reason at all. Even if there is a reason this has happened to me, I’m not ready to think about it. I just need to be sad right now. I wish you could just let me”.
And the whole time the goose is smiling at me. To help me feel better. Goose.
At the time I didn’t want to be fixed. And I couldn’t be fixed.
The harsh reality is that some things in life cannot be fixed. As Adversity Strategist Tim Lawrence puts it, some things can only be "carried".
For some of us we may be able to go through painful experiences and experience growth. For others, devastation may destroy lives. And when we replace grieving with advice and platitudes we run into trouble. Because we become absent from our loved ones. We stop connecting. We stop carrying.
The platitude and fixes and ‘everything happens for a reason’s can be so very dangerous to those we claim to love. We deny them the right to grieve. Or be in pain. And in doing so, we can be denying them the right to be human.
The most powerful thing we can do for each other when we are in pain is to acknowledge and remain. We can literally say the words – I acknowledge your pain. I am here with you.
There is no greater act than acknowledgment. And it requires no training or special skills or expertise.
Being there is the harder part. Not leaving when we feel uncomfortable. Or when we feel we are not doing anything. Because it is in these places where the beginnings of healing are usually found. And every bit of healing needs human connection.
Not bullshit advice.
This is our first post from Hope Street Cards guest blogger - Kristen Malake. Welcome Kristen and we can't wait for more contributions from you!
I have a long history with mental illness. It began in middle school in the form of an eating disorder. One day a ‘friend’ taught me how to make myself throw up. I purged, tried to hide food, threw food away and exercised in the middle of the night. One night I was going to head out with a friend. We had spaghetti for dinner and even though I ran the shower my mother could hear me throwing up. I remember a loved one saying, “if you can’t control what goes in and out of your body then you can’t go out”. But really, at that point in my life, those felt like the only 2 things I could control. That’s what eating disorders are all about anyway, right? Well, my weight loss landed me in in my first impatient hospitalization. I was there for almost 3 weeks, which is almost unheard of these days.
Following this we went to family counseling, which I did not find to be helpful at the time. The therapist asked me where I would like to start and when I spoke my thoughts, she belittled me. The silence and tears began. I said to my mom: “you talk too much”, and to my dad: “you don’t talk enough”. Looking back, I would like to think the therapist was inexperienced because her response to me totally made me shut down. At this time, I was 16 and began my never-ending journey with medication. I am now 43 and am still taking medication. In the times that I have tried to go without, I have ended up in crisis, having suicidal situations. I have come to understand that my brain is wired in such a way that it needs certain chemicals that only medication can provide.
During this time, I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder. Those diagnoses never changed until only a few short years ago. The therapist I had been seeing for about 5 years was certain that I had Bipolar Disorder. Over time, it has become apparent to me that this is a true diagnosis for me, as well as the Social Anxiety Disorder.
I think society has been taught to believe that Bipolar means the same thing for everyone. The “ups” meaning feelings of exuberant joy; 2 am cleanings of the house, top to bottom; extravagant shopping sprees; losing thousands of dollars gambling, and; having multiple sexual partners in short periods of time. The “downs” meaning not being able to get out of bed; going for days without showering; missing multiple days of work; crying constantly; self-harm, and; avoidance of people. However, this is not the case for me and probably not for a lot of people. My symptoms are more subtle, to the point when I don’t always know when I am becoming manic or depressed. I usually have to check in with my husband and he is typically right. When I feel manic, I talk frequently and rapidly. Often people find me difficult to follow. I may shop more than usual, but I always keep in mind that we do live on a budget. I become more anxious and have difficulty sitting still or just relaxing. I have to be doing something to feel okay. I generally feel like the world is full of mostly good people and that I am one of those people. It is easier for me to tell when I am becoming depressed. My need or want for sleep increases and I eat more without really tasting the food. I become agitated and irritable with my loved ones. I feel hopeless and helpless and yes, sometimes still suicidal. I feel like I should have a better job at this point in my life, that I’m not a good mother and that I don’t deserve the patience my husband has provided. I cry out of the blue. Sometimes I just want to be done, to be gone. By that I mean that I don’t necessarily want to die, but to just disappear.
When my diagnosis changed from Major Depressive Disorder to Bipolar, I was prescribed mood stabilizers. I don’t know that I have noticed much difference. I have had a few psychiatrists, one for many years and have been on multiple medications. I have heard several times, “well, it looks like you have tried about everything” and “have you looked at Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) as an option”. This is not what a person who is already feeling hopeless needs to hear.
To fully understand me, you must also know that I am an alcoholic. I have been in recovery since April 16th of 2009. My drinking and smoking cigarettes began around the age of 18 and the use of many illegal drugs soon followed. It started with wine coolers and throwing up in bed and not being able to move to clean myself up. My parents eventually nailed my bedroom screen window on to prevent me from sneaking out to drink. In college I would wake up on door steps and in apartments where I didn’t know the people and didn’t remember how I got there. In my early adult years, I somehow managed to earn an Undergraduate and Graduate degree in Social Work. However, I continued drinking. Vodka and lots of it. In the beginning I had it every night after work. Never mixed, just shots. I kept one bottle outside and one inside, as well as airplane size bottles in my purse. I would put water in the bottle to make it look like I hadn’t drank as much. When I hit bottom I was drinking ¾ bottle a day. I began between 7:00 and 7:30 in the morning, drinking straight from the bottle that I kept in the freezer. I drank until noon and then stopped to “sober up” by 4:30 when I had to work. During the day I stayed home with our young children, ages 1 and 3. When my husband came home, I would go to work, assisting adults with mental illness interestingly enough. I hit rock bottom as many do and it was very, very low. In short, I was given the choice to sober up or lose my husband and children. I chose to sober up. Thanks be to God and supportive family and friends, I am still sober to this day.
What I want those who love a person with mental illness to know, above all…..this is NOT about you. It isn’t your fault and it isn’t your job to “make things ok”. If you had the power to do that, I’m sure you would. But you can’t. This is not your doing and this is not your battle.
That doesn’t mean that you are helpless to watch your loved one suffer. I love hearing “what can I do for you” and “how can I help”. These phrases allow me to say what I think you could try that might help me feel more loved. It’s about support and helping me to feel that even though I’m ill, I’m still me. At the heart of me, I am still the person you fell in love with or have come to enjoy the company of. I don’t mean to be hurtful with my words. I don’t want you to feel responsible to make me happy. Only I have that power.
Intermittently as my illness has allowed, I have been an advocate for persons with mental illness in both a personal and a professional capacity. It remains clear that society still does not have a clear understanding of mental illness. If they did, mental illness would be equivalent to a physical illness in terms of stigma or lack thereof. People fling around words like crazy, say I think she missed her meds, or take a chill pill. At Halloween there are haunted houses where the goal is to escape the “psych ward”. I used to be ashamed of my condition. I used to try to hide it, but it was hard to hold a job without an eventual breakdown. I feel ashamed no longer. This is a part of who I am, only a piece of my whole puzzle. I didn’t create this problem. I was born into it through a combination of family history and brain chemistry. Those who know me and love me will continue to.
My biggest supporter is no longer. She committed suicide four years ago. We were friends for 34 years. She took the easy way out. Often times I wish that I could do the same. I will never place blame on her, but I will never get over her loss, how it occurred and the reason why.
My sister has been a constant my entire life. She has dropped everything to come to me when I have needed her. She is and forever will be my best friend. My parents were always quick to get me professional help when I needed it and have supported me consistently. A friend literally let me lay in her room until I could keep myself safe. A coworker held me when I felt like I was falling apart. My husband has stuck with me through it all. We met as social workers assisting adults with mental illness. He has continued the same work for over 20 years. Perhaps out of not knowing any other way, it is difficult for him to provide me support that differs from the kind that he provides his clients. I can’t imagine how difficult my illness has been for him to cope with. There are times when I wonder how he can even stand me because often, I can’t even stand myself. I know that my emotional instability is difficult to live with. He could have left a million times, for a million different reasons, but he didn’t. He’s still here.
When I am unwell, I may reach out and I may not. It depends upon the severity of the symptoms. Often at work, I pretend to be even better than I usually am. I say that I’m fantastic, wonderful, peachy. Fake it until you make it as they say. But that can be what turns out to be helpful. I pretend to be someone that I’m not. Because people like happy people. Let’s face it. They enjoy being with those who laugh and smile.
One of the most unhelpful things I hear is “smile”. Really? Why? So that you can feel better. So that you can go about your merry way without having to worry about me. The other thing I don’t like to hear is “everything happens for a reason”. I don’t believe that to be true. Sometimes things just happen. People die. Children are abducted. Families lose their home. What reason justifies these things? And would having or understanding the reason make the situation any better? I don’t think so. People say what they feel like will placate the situation, so that they can walk away feeling like they have done something. That’s not to say that there are not people who genuinely care because there are. There are very kind people who have heard me and held me through some of my darkest hours.
I don’t need or want expensive gifts to make me feel better. The things I love the best are notes that I find on my car after work that simply say, “I’m thinking of you”. Or a bag of my favourite chocolate hanging on my doorknob when I get home. It says that I am important enough for you to take the time out of your day to think of me. Cards in the mail are always appreciated. They are a surprise and who doesn’t like a card right?!?
Please do not try to fix my situation. Do not give me options of what to do when I just want you to hear me. Just listen to me. Sit with me. Don’t tell me what you think will or will not work. When I am in the middle of my pain, I’m not thinking about solutions. I’m thinking about breathing, calming my shaking body….that’s all I can think about. I’m certainly not in the mindset to problem solve.
So really, what it really comes down to is the support of those that we love and trust. It’s knowing that there are a select few who will never leave, not even in my darkest hour. When my mascara runs black down my face, dripping snot on their shoulder, barely able to breathe through the wretching sobs. If I am lucky enough to have even one of those people, I am lucky enough.
We made another card! It’s a card for anxiety disorders and this is what it looks like:
This card wasn’t born out of any clever psychological theory or any observed societal need. It was born out of the honest truth that when someone is experiencing a mental illness it can be really, really frustrating, sad and scary at times. And I’m not referring to the person who has the illness. I’m talking about everyone around them. This card was written for the card givers. (In the hope they’d still give them away to others).
Finding out that someone close to you has a mental illness can lead to any number of feelings and these feelings can have a serious emotional impact on you. Some loved ones might struggle to find a reason for the illness and wonder if they are in some way responsible, leading to strong feelings of guilt. People might feel angry and frustrated that this is happening, that the illness has become a dominant focus of life and disrupted the normality of the family or friendship group. It can be normal to feel confused as to what the hell is going on and what in the heavens this means. A lot of people report feeling a significant sense of loss and grief. It can be possible to begin grieving the loss of the relationship as it was and the life you had, the opportunities and plans that have now changed and to feel overwhelming sadness as to how much the person that they really, really love has been changed by their illness. Mental illness is still a stigmatised condition and for some people they might feel embarrassed or ashamed about what others might think of themselves and their loved one. And it’s scary. Loved ones are particularly likely to worry about what might happen to a person with a mental illness and if they will ever get better.
This exhaustive list of emotions is shit. But all of these, or a combination of a few, is a pretty common and normal experience for loved ones to go through when someone close to them has been diagnosed with a mental health condition.
As a supporter of someone with a mental illness, it’s really, really, really important that you acknowledge and talk about these feelings. Whether that’s with your own friends and family, a mental health professional or a support group. Acknowledging these feelings is the first step towards resolving them. It is important to understand that neither you nor the person with the mental illness are to blame for any of these events or feelings. They just are.
And with this in mind, I wrote this card. The aim was for the supporter to be able to say “OMG, this is just so shit. I am feeling awful and I know you are probably feeling worse and I just wish by magic it could all go away and we could go back to how it was”. But in a way that wasn’t going to make the person with the mental illness feel more guilty/alone/afraid/insert awful consequence of anxiety here. (Obviously I tried to keep it a bit upbeat/empathic/loving).
Because if you, as the supporter, can acknowledge and move past these common, yet horrendously awful and possibly destructive feelings and develop a more positive attitude, you’ll be able to be such a wonderful support for your friend or family member with a mental illness.
And really, really nice feelings can come from supporting someone too. So many people reflect on how their love for their friend or partner or relative deepens and a closer bond develops as they venture through experiences such as this. The new relationship you form with your loved-one can bring growth, deeper connections and learning for you both.
You can find the card here.
Feedback from the ground (that’s you guys!) is that, buying a card for someone who is experiencing a mental illness is one thing. That perhaps is the easy bit. But writing and sending a card for someone experiencing a mental illness is a whole other story. This perhaps is the not so easy part.
Totally agree my friends. I still get a bit nervous or worried when someone I really like in my life is unwell. What can I say? Will I say the wrong thing? Will I be unhelpful? All valid points, thank you critical voice in my head. But do you know what’s probably worse? Knowing someone is unwell and not doing anything at all. Just pretending it’s not there and ignoring it all together.
Whilst everyone is unique and ultimately you know your loved one much better than me, here is a list of my general tips to fill in the blank spaces of your cards with compassion, empathy and hope.
- Try and use statements that show you recognize that your loved one is unwell. This is called validation. Validating someone’s feelings and their illness rather than shaming, questioning or trying to analyse it can make a difference. Statements such as “That must be very hard for you”, or “You are important to me. You matter to me and so do your feelings”, can be very comforting for the person experiencing a mental illness and has the potential to relieve them from some of the shame they may be experiencing regarding their experience.
- Often when people are experiencing a mental illness their brain is being a total bitch. In a nutshell it can really attack the person from the inside, skewing their perception of themselves and the world around them. This is an excellent opportunity to bring them back to reality. Or try anyway. Pay your loved one some compliments. Remind them why you really, really like them. For example, “Please don’t forget that I think you are a kind/ generous/beautiful/insert-nice-adjective-here person to be around.” If you’re loved one is very unwell they might not believe it 100%, but it’s never harmful to hear these things.
- Let your loved one know that you’re not going anywhere. And then don’t go anywhere. Everyone fears abandonment on some level, but often the experience of mental illness can be particularly isolating and lonely. As someone who has had a mental illness, or three, the fear that people are not going to stay around for much longer as a result of being so unwell was a real and significant fear. Who would want to hang around someone who hasn’t been able to wear anything but tracksuits and leave the house in a week? If you can say “I am here for you and I’ll be hanging around too”, this might just bring a massive sense of relief to your loved one.
- Ask your loved one what you can do to help. The key word here is ‘ask’. This is important because it shows your loved one that you’re ready to assist them in their way. When they’re ready.
- Remind your loved one that what they’re going through is really tough and they are doing an excellent job. Something along the lines of “Be kind and gentle with yourself. You are doing the best you can”, is realistic and factual, but probably the kind of feedback that your loved one is not giving them self right now.
- Provide some statements of hope. Unfortunately mental illness often comes with other friends attached. Friends like hopelessness and helplessness. If you can provide some realistic words of encouragement and hope it might slightly lessen the impact these friends are having. Statements like “You can get through this experience. I believe in you”, can let your loved one know that you are hopeful for them, even if they are unable to be right at this minute.
- Write about a ridiculously silly and incredibly funny story. Sometimes when people are experiencing psychological pain they need something to laugh about. And just because they have a mental illness does not mean they have lost their sense of humour. When I was in hospital my sister used to send me ridiculous photos, texts, emails and updates about her day. Like how many biscuits she’d eaten. The sheer ridiculous of these frequent daily updates (and the phenomenal number of biscuits she could consume in a work day) eventually bought me to belly laughs.
- Tell them you love them. Do this repeatedly. This is probably the simplest, best and most important thing you can do.
These things can all be hard to say – or write – but if you can find something that comes from love, acceptance and empathy I think you’ll be right. Remember, they’re still just that person you really, really like. And if they’re experiencing a mental illness they’d probably really love to hear that from you.
I had the most beautiful conversation today.
It came from the pleasure of lunching with two of my favourite human beings. Whilst this is a reasonably regular occurrence, special shit went down today.
These two friends have been having some difficult times of late. One is experiencing symptoms of a mental illness and undertakes outpatient therapy and has begun taking prescribed psychiatric medication. The other has started seeing a psychologist for support with managing the effects of someone close to her experiencing a mental illness.
Now there’s nothing beautiful about the situations my friends are in. Both of their experiences have been difficult to watch. It’s so incredibly hard to see your loved ones in distress. And unfortunately neither of these situations is uncommon. Nor are these things are easily fixed. It’s a continual adventure of gains and setbacks.
But at lunch today, I took a moment just to observe what was happening. And it was divine.
We were all discussing aspects of our emotional health with vulnerability and honesty and openness. And there didn’t appear to be any shame involved. We didn’t feel the need to lower the volume of our voices, in order to hide our experiences from those around us. We offered each other advice and support with compassion, empathy and love. We felt safe. We discussed our own experiences of therapy and referred to each other’s therapists by first name. We came up with hypothetical conceptualisations and formulations of our own and other people’s behaviour. And my non-mental-health-professional friends used psychological terms fluently, sporadically AND correctly. Terms like “co-rumination” and “validation”. As I mentioned – divine.
There’s so many things that are special about this. Firstly, and most importantly, these two loved ones have acknowledged that they value their mental health and have been brave and courageous in asking for help and professional support. And my hypothesis on this, is that with time, they’ll reap the rewards. Secondly, I didn’t feel one little bit guilty. Guilty about burdening others with my emotional issues. Thirdly, it was so very, very easy to talk about these things. We switched between the achievements of potty training to our mental health to illegal internet browsing at work without any hesitation at all. And I think it was easy because we came from a place of love. We were open and honest and discussing these things in a place of no judgment.
Even though I reasonably regularly have conversations about my mental health with my loved ones, the frequency of these conversations is still rare. I’m so glad I took that moment to observe this experience in all its beauty, because otherwise it might have just passed us by. We’ve probably had other lunches just like this and I've probably had other conversations on par with this, but just not noticed how special it was at all.
So my dream is that all – okay, I’ll go with most – conversations about mental health are like this. Filled with honesty, love and empathy. Devoid of shame, judgment and fear. My dream is that conversations like this don’t just occur between three really close friends. But occur between friends, colleagues, acquaintances even.
Imagine if you could run into a distant relative down the street and when they asked how you were, you could explain that actually you’ve been experiencing some panic attacks and they’ve been quite horrific and you’re really struggling, but you’re seeking some assistance from a professional. And you’re not scared or ashamed to do that. Because the basic human reaction that you’re expecting is compassion and love and support.
Wouldn’t that be divine? I hope it happens in my lifetime. I’m so glad the conversation I had today did.
For some weird reason most human beings prioritise their physical health over their psychological health. Take for example our teeth. There are so many things most of us do, to ensure good dental hygiene. We brush our teeth. And not just every single day, twice a day. We eat appropriate foods. We might use mouth wash. My Dad even flosses! And we’ll have regular check-ups at the Dentist and if something feels wrong in our mouth, we’ll make an emergency appointment with the Dentist. We do this, despite going to the dentist being one of the most despised activities on the planet.
Compare this to our psychological health. We all experience emotional injuries or pain ALL the time. Things like failure and rejection and sadness. And often they get worse if we don’t look after them or go off and get them treated. And mostly we don’t go and get them treated. Research shows that only 35% of people who experience significant mental illnesses seek treatment. And this is so very weird, because psychological treatment is not like going to the dentist. Seeing a counsellor/psychiatrist/psychologist or therapist is awesome!
There are so many wonderful things about therapy. Here is my first, of hopefully many, lists of why getting some counselling is purely fantastic.
1. You get a solid chunk of time, whether that be half an hour or an hour, to focus completely on yourself. Therapy is like an education course where you are the subject matter. Could anything be more interesting? You can explore yourself, go deeper into your current thoughts and feelings, or just sit and ‘be’ for a while (a pretty vital practice that often gets ignored).
2. You get to enhance your vocabulary. You can learn all these new convoluted and sophisticated terms to describe relatively simple behavioural phenomena. I don’t know where I’d be now, without being able to use the terms ‘dissociation’, ‘transference’ and ‘priming’ throughout the course of my day.
3. Therapy can be a dress rehearsal for life. You get to practice all the things that just seem way too hard in the real world. That’s right friends, I’m talking role plays and experiments, which means when you have to go out into the bright lights of work, social and family settings new patterns and behaviours don’t seem as terrifying.
4. You never, ever get told to stop crying. Or feeling whatever you’re feeling. On the contrary, you might be asked to explore the feeling or try and work with it. For so many people this is quite a different approach. Working through the shit feelings, the ones that usually get avoided and denied. Trust me, it’s really quite nice in the long run.
5. There is stack loads of research and scientific evidence behind talk-based therapies showing that it is effective for making painful experiences more tolerable. It’s a proven method for changing harmful thinking, relational and behavioural patterns. It’s also used to make good lives great. And I haven’t come across many people who don’t want to change anything about their life.
6. Your therapist can make you feel really, really normal. As an objective professional, they are really, really good at normalising base impulses and behaviours. Just the other day, when I was banging on about how difficult it would be for me to keep up a relatively new behavioural pattern forever, Dr M kindly reminded me that all humans have a fundamental issue with the concept of “forever”. Boom. Thanks Dr M. Correct, and weight lifted of my shoulders.
7. The therapeutic relationship is really one sided. And if you’re the patient/client/consumer, that’s in your favour. It’s a fascinating and intriguing experience being involved in such a relationship. A relationship where someone knows so, so, so, so much about you and you know nothing at all about them. To even up the balance, I like to invent things about Dr M. He’s a bird-watching hipster who is really a passionate geek at heart.
8. There’s someone who will hold all of your secrets. Without any judgement. Amazeballs.
9. It’s a really good opportunity for “aha” moments. If this was a cartoon, a light bulb would be in a thought bubble above your head. These moments are pretty awesome. When you come to a realisation of how everything has been fitting together and what might need to happen next. There is the potential here for transformation and enlightenment and just general life gets better stuff.
10. You get to be an explorer of one of the most complex and grandest things – the mind. And more importantly, your own mind.
At Hope Street Cards we’ve released a new card. This is what it looks like:
That’s right; this card is all about the neuroscience. That is, the science of the brain.
The world of understanding things doesn’t really seem to know exactly why and how mental illnesses exist and occur. Diagnosing a mental illness isn’t like diagnosing other conditions. There’s no blood test, no x-ray, no CT scan that can yield a diagnosis of anything mental health related. It’s much more difficult and it involves looking at a big conglomerate of complex factors that makes up an individual’s situation – the biology, the environment, the thinking, the culture, the relationships.
When it comes down to the relationship between mental illness and the brain it all gets pretty interesting. And even a little bit controversial.
The brain is AMAZING. It consists of billions of neurons or cells that must communicate with each other. The communication between neurons maintains all of our bodily functions, informs of us of pleasure and pain and lets us know when a bird has pooped on our head. The communication between neurons is controlled by the brain’s type and level of neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances that control and create signals in the brain both between and within neurons. Without neurotransmitters, there would be no communication between neurons. The heart wouldn’t get a signal to beat, our mouth wouldn’t know how to speak and our arms wouldn’t be able to react widely in an attempt to shake bird poop from our hair.
For quite some time it has been believed by numerous smart people that having a “chemical imbalance” or an imbalance of certain neurotransmitters within the brain was the main cause of psychiatric conditions.
Dopamine is one such neurotransmitter, which when found in the thinking areas of the brain can be considered the neurotransmitter of focus and attention. It is hypothesised that low levels of dopamine here can impair our ability to focus on our environment, stay on task or activities, or maintain conversations. Low levels of dopamine in these areas of the brain have been found to be prevalent in individuals experiencing Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). At the other end of the scale, extremely high levels of dopamine in the brain can cause us to lose our contact with reality. We can begin to develop unusual ideas about what is happening to us. We might experience delusions (false beliefs) and we might experience hallucinations of our senses. Not surprisingly then, medications that block the dopamine receptor work wonders in calming the psychotic symptoms of people with schizophrenia.
Serotonin is another neurotransmitter that has been identified in multiple psychiatric disorders. This neurotransmitter is a major regulator of things and is involved in a lot of bodily processes such as sleep, libido and body temperature. Most importantly it is commonly regarded as the chemical responsible for maintaining mood balance. Because of its’ role as a major regulator of things we often rely on serotonin a lot when we are stressed. Living in a high stress situation for a prolonged period of time, we use more serotonin than is normally replaced and prolonged exposure to high stress can gradually lower our serotonin levels. When serotonin levels are low, we experience difficulties with concentration and attention. Routine responsibilities can seem overwhelming. Sleep and appetite disturbances can occur and mood can reduce. Drug treatments, such as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI’s) a commonly used anti-depressant, have been found to have beneficial effects in people with major depressive disorder. These medications work by blocking serotonin-producing cells from reabsorbing a good portion of the neurotransmitter they secrete – as they normally would – leaving more of the chemical available for communication around the brain.
These drug discoveries resulted almost entirely from serendipitous accident though. And scientists went searching for the neurological roots of the medications workings after the fact. So we know that SSRI’s can work for treating depression in some people, but we still don’t know for sure that a shortage of serotonin is the cause of the depression.
And it appears that the research focus on neurotransmitters as the key cause of mental illness stopped producing any new findings long ago.
Despite not knowing the nature of the imbalance, the term ‘chemical imbalance’ has been argued to have made psychiatric disorders more palatable for patients and less stigmatising. If the cause of mental illness is our brain chemistry or our DNA, then it’s much more difficult for the person to be blamed for their symptoms. Advocates argue that stigma will diminish if we come to see mental health problems as biologically caused diseases, no different from diabetes or cancer.
Critics of the ‘chemical imbalance’ hypothesis claim that this hypothesis continues to be advanced only by pharmaceutical companies, with mammoth amounts of money going into possible pills that could bring their brain chemistry back into balance.
So does someone who has a mental illness actually have a “sick brain”? I don’t think we know for sure yet. We presume there is a ‘chemical imbalance’, but it’s uncertain as to what that imbalance actually is. We don’t know the exact biological nature of what is wrong when someone has a mental illness. And we don’t know for certain the exact mechanism by which medications or other treatments work.
I think we can say that someone’s brain is sick though to describe what we can’t scientifically explain. We know that something is not quite right in someone’s brain when he or she shows symptoms of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia or major depression. We know that certain chemicals might help to alleviate these symptoms. We also know that a mental health condition is probably caused by a range of things outside of the brain as well.
Like other body parts though, it’s entirely possible that the brain can also become a bit sick, or faulty, or imbalanced. Whilst it’s not the only factor contributing to the development of a mental illness, it’s an important one to note. If we acknowledge that there is a part of mental illness that is physically manifested, perhaps we will start to move from a narrative of blaming the person with a mental illness for being crazy or weak, to just being unwell. Because that’s what they are. And like all unwell people, they very much deserve to receive a card of support.
I really debated whether to write on this topic, mostly because by now probably every other person has said their piece. For better or worse. But in the aftermath of the events over the weekend and in the context of the horrors of what happens across the world on a regular basis, perhaps there is a couple of things we need to be mindful of.
From what I’ve read, the term ‘terrorism’ can be a difficult thing to concretely define. In the psychology world though, we often refer to terrorism through the concept of ‘psychological warfare’. The mechanism of action to terrorise the society may be a little different but the purpose remains the same. I’ll attempt to explain it. Terrorism is a form of political violence that is meant to send a message about a particular organisation or idea through violent victimisation or destruction. By design these acts induce terror and psychic fear (which is sometimes indiscriminate), but aids the activity of achieving maximum publicity and amplifying force (Marshall, 2005).
Terrorism and psychological warfare have been around for as long as anyone can remember. Throughout history, pretty much every military conflict has in one way or another involved some form of psychological warfare to disadvantage the opponent. But in today’s world, the rules of engagement in this type of mental battle have changed.
Because of the advances in technology, we have no idea what we might see, hear or learn when we turn on the television, pick up our phone or engage with our friends through social media. Unlike historical military battles, the effects of psychological warfare aren’t limited to the people involved or the countries and communities in which they took place. Nowadays we can all, in one way or another, become involved. Images of terror can trigger a visceral response no matter how close or far away from home the event happened. And the impact has the potential to be even greater too. To instil a sense of fear that is much greater than the actual threat itself.
Sometimes I like to think of each person having a psychological bubble around them. The bubble is made up of all their strengths, their range of coping skills, their beliefs and values and their past lived experiences and history. It’s a protective barrier that can help each person, in its own unique way, navigate through their experience of the world. And when things happen, the bubble reacts and transforms in different ways.
I spoke to a number of people over the weekend, who were feeling distressed about the news of what had happened in a foreign country half way around the world. And I felt it too. I felt sad and shocked and scared. And this is natural. As awful as it is, it’s natural to feel disturbed. And that’s because the majority of us are all beautiful human beings and in our bubbles we have the strength to feel empathy. Professor Haroun from the University of California says: “The human reaction is to put yourself in the situation, because most of us have good mental health and the capacity to empathise. We put ourselves in the shoes of the unfortunate.” So in essence, because we have the capacity for compassion for others, events such as these hurt.
Not only can it trouble the feelings in our bubble, witnessing an act of terror can also disrupt our belief system. There was a time when I was working closely with patients who were seeking asylum in Australia. It was not until then that I realised that how l had been so fiercely protected by the belief systems and values that were inside my bubble. I was fully aware that not everyone had the same values and social niceties as I did and I felt that as a result of my life experiences I had a reasonable grasp on reality, but when I heard the stories of extreme terror from these patients my bubble, my beliefs and values about the world I live in, became significantly challenged and violated. My bubble was significantly disrupted. And the result was an immense fear. Fearful in the sense that I was living in an uncaring and unsafe world because I was no longer ignorant to how low the bar of humanity was. And it took quite some time to learn to cope with that. To get my bubble back in balance.
The research suggests that the key to coping with psychological terror is to find a healthy balance. And most people do. Studies have shown that even in extreme disasters, the majority of people do not become incapable of functioning. While there may be initial shock and distress; people call on their personal strengths and those of their family and community. And for the most part, people recover and return to their normal activities.
We may not be able to prevent all attacks that occur, but there are some things we can do to protect ourselves and those we care about to find a healthy balance, protect our psychological bubble and ensure that we don’t become over-anxious about the possibility of terrorism. Because we are human, our decision-making skills can be impaired in times of extreme stress. So try and stay grounded in reality and seek out the reliable sources of news and information. And where possible don’t rush to make quick judgements on what might be incomplete or inaccurate information.
The Mental Health Association of NSW offers a number of practical suggestions to assist people living with the fear of terrorist attacks or other human-made disasters. These include:
- Find out where to get help in the event of an emergency
- Give and receive emotional support
- Keep in touch with the people you care about
- Offer help to others in the community
Additional suggestions can be found here. It is also possible that people with pre-existing mental health conditions may experience a worsening of symptoms in response to such events. Keep an eye out for any such loved ones and where possible try and provide additional support.
A strategy that has worked well for me in the past in ensuring my bubble remains strong and resilient is to seek out the hope. Hope is often the antithesis of fear. And so I find that by discovering (and sometimes it’s quite a search) the things that come from a devastating event that can add some hope back in to to my bubble helps to get my psychological health back in balance.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." Fred Rogers.
So whilst our news feeds on social media, the opinion pieces on blogs and the background natter of the television continue to remind us of humanity’s atrocities, please look after yourself my friends. Try and keep your psychological bubble balanced, healthy and strong.
If you need to chat to someone:
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636

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Varun Sandesh and Vithika Sheru at Varun sister's pellikuturu event photos
Varun Sandesh and Vithika Sheru are one of the adorable couples in Tollywood. Varun, who took a break after participating in the Bigg Boss Telugu 3, is all set to entertain the audience with his next movie 'Induvadana'.
Coming back to Hyderabad after the US vacation, the actor is busy with the shooting of his upcoming film. Varun’s uncle Sridhar is noted actor, who featured in many Telugu serials and movies. His daughter Pooja is getting ready for the marriage. The pellikuturu event of Pooja took place on June 24. Some of the pictures of the same were shared by Varun Sandesh and they have gone viral.

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For Lowe’s, the decision is simply business. The home improvement company teamed with Hendrick and Johnson in 2001 when the driver was a nobody. Owner and company took a leap on the driver Jeff Gordon promised them was going to be a star. Gordon was right and Johnson was so good that Lowe’s couldn’t leave.
What happened to Lowes Nascar sponsorship?
“We announced early this year, however, that we will redirect our investment away from NASCAR after completion of this season, and that has not changed.” Hendrick Motorsports announced earlier this year that Lowe’s would end its sponsorship of Johnson at the end of 2018.
Did Lowes leave Nascar?
Lowe’s, the home improvement chain that has sponsored Jimmie Johnson since his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2001, announced Wednesday that it won’t return to the seven-time champion’s car after this season. The company is leaving the sport and will not sponsor any car next year.
Who does Lowe’s sponsor in Nascar 2020?
Johnson is 42 and signed with Hendrick Motorsports through 2020. “I’ll always be grateful to Lowe’s for taking a chance on me and believing that I could win,” Johnson said.
Why did Home Depot stop sponsoring Nascar?
NASCAR may have fallen down the list of priorities for its advertising dollars, leading to The Home Depot pulling out of the sport. The extra money saved from sponsoring NASCAR allowed them to purchase Interline Brands in 2015, according to Fortune.
How much does FedEx pay to sponsor Nascar?
FedEx is tapping its estimated $12 million sponsorship of Joe Gibbs Racing for employee incentives, from free and discounted tickets to FedEx Racing merchandise and staff-only content on its Web site, Fedexracing.com.
Who owns the 8 in 2021 Nascar?
No. 36 – Front Row Motorsports – Ford Mustang
|5||Kyle Larson||Hendrick Motorsports|
|6||Ryan Newman||Roush Fenway Racing|
|7||Corey LaJoie||Spire Motorsports|
|8||Tyler Reddick||Richard Childress Racing|
Who is greatest Nascar driver of all time?
Greatest NASCAR Drivers of All Time
- Tony Stewart. Tony Stewart after winning the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Daytona International Speedway.
- Tim Flock. …
- Terry Labonte. …
- Kevin Harvick. …
- Kyle Busch. …
- Herb Thomas. …
- Rusty Wallace. …
- Joey Logano. …
What engine do Toyota use in Nascar?
ENGINE Type Camry Racing V8 Displacement 358 cu. in. Power 750 hp Induction Electronic Fuel Injection Bore 4.185 in. Stroke 3.250 in.
How much money is Chase Elliott worth?
Chase Elliott Net Worth: Chase Elliott is an American stock car racing driver who has a net worth of $12 million. Chase Elliott was born in Dawsonville, Georgia in November 1995.
Who drives for Lowes Nascar?
|Johnson at Daytona International Speedway in 2020|
|Born||Jimmie Kenneth Johnson September 17, 1975 El Cajon, California|
|Height||5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)|
|Weight||175 lb (79 kg)|
How much does it cost to sponsor a Cup car for one race?
$500,000 to $2 million for an Associate sponsor – A logo on either the lower rear quarter panels, the rear deck lid, or one post. $2 to $5 million for a Major sponsor – A logo prominently displayed on either the rear quarter panels or the rear deck lid, and the uniforms.
How much do Nascar drivers win per race?
The top Sprint Cup point winners from each season are eligible for the next year’s Winner’s Circle Program, which pays out $130,000 each race to between 10 and 12 drivers.
What happened to Nascar contingency stickers?
As contingency sponsors renew deals (or new sponsors sign contingency deals), the stickers are not part of the deal. They get digital and social assets through NASCAR. NASCAR has given the side front panel to the teams to sell, and RTA teams are selling it collectively thru RTA.
How much is Rick Hendrick’s net worth?
Rick Hendrick Net Worth: Rick Hendrick is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and retired race car driver who has a net worth of $1 billion dollars. Hendrick is best known for being the owner of the NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports.
Is Home Depot out of Nascar?
The Home Depot is ending its sponsorship of the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 car and will leave the sport when its contract expires after this season, according to a report in the June 23-29 issue of the SportsBusiness Journal.

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There is the first look of Holland Roden on VMAs tonight! Check out the picture in our gallery. Very soon we will add tons of high quality pictures:
Good news everyone! Holland confirmed that she will present at the ceremony of MTV Video Music Awards 2016 on 28 August! In the video below you can see dress she will wear.
We have new themes on main site and gallery! Hope you like them as much as I do! Also we have added thousands of new photos of Holland in our gallery. Enjoy!
Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, and Jeff Davis reveal what their hopes are for the final season of #TeenWolf. New episodes begin this November!
On August, 10 Holland attended Glamour and AG Denim & Music Dinner in support of MusiCares at La Poubelle in Los Angeles. You can check a few HQ photos on our gallery. Enjoy!
Things are looking to be monsterrific as AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2016 (APCC Manila) revealed Hollywood actress Holland Roden, as the latest celebrity guest to invade the biggest pop culture gathering slated on August 26 to 28 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
Roden is best known for playing the smart and beautiful Lydia Martin on the MTV series Teen Wolf. She has also played supporting roles in other popular series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lost, Community, Criminal Minds, and Grey’s Anatomy. She is also a host for MTV, doing various fashion and entertainment segments for the channel, MTV.com, and the brand MTVStyle.
For the fans of Roden, APCC Manila is offering Autograph and Photograph session tickets with the stunning celebrity, which will be available soon for purchase on SM Tickets website, https://smtickets.com/, or at all SM Tickets outlets. Autograph and Photograph tickets will also be available for purchase on event days.
APCC Manila 2016 tickets are now available via SM Tickets with ticket prices PhP550 (one-day pass), PhP850 (two-day pass), and PhP1,050 (three-day pass). All these will give the ticketholder access to stage activities, performances, and the main show floor. The event is free for children aged five years and below for all days, but a valid identification is required for verification purposes before entering the show floor.
A special Geek Bundle is also available at PhP3500 for the FIRST 100 customers which includes an event lanyard, tote bag, cape, a 3-day pass, and a 1/12 Iron Man Mark XL “Shotgun” collectible figure from Comicave Studios. For more information and event updates, please visit asiapopcomicon.com/manila and official Facebook Page facebook.com/apccmanila.

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Liquid Fertilizers for Palm Trees
Palm trees add a lush, tropical accent to your yard, and they generally grow easily in areas where it doesn’t normally freeze. The application of a good-quality fertilizer gives these trees a boost and helps them to be at their best throughout the year. Palms that are properly fertilized grow better than those that aren’t, plus they tend to be healthier and more attractive. You can obtain fertilizer for palm trees in liquid or solid form.
The preferred formula for palm tree fertilizer is either an 8-2-12+4 blend, or a 12-4-12+4 mix. These numbers indicate that every 100 pounds of the fertilizer contains 8 (or 12 in the second example) pounds of nitrogen, 2 (or 4 in the second example) pounds of phosphorous, 12 pounds of potassium and 4 pounds of magnesium. The nitrogen, potassium and magnesium should all be in a slow-release form if they are to benefit the trees. The fertilizer should also contain certain essential micronutrients: manganese, iron, boron, zinc and copper.
Apply fertilizer three times during the growing season, with the first application typically being in April and the final one no later than August. Spread it over the main root zone of the tree, which is usually approximately the same as the tree canopy area. If the palm is in a pot, apply fertilizer over the entire surface of the soil. Follow manufacturer’s instructions for mixing and applying, and then water the tree well to move the fertilizer from the surface of the soil down to where it reaches the roots.
Symptoms of Deficiencies
Watch for signs of nutritional deficiencies in palm trees and consider having the soil tested if symptoms appear. A nitrogen deficiency causes yellowish leaves with dead spots on them, and the plant will either grow slowly or not at all. If the palms are not getting enough magnesium they will be very yellow but the veins will remain green, while a lack of potassium generally reveals itself when the older leaves on the tree begin to have dead or dying patches on them. Leaves that come in too small, appear crinkled or show streaks may be the result of not enough iron, manganese or boron.
Liquid fertilizers are not necessarily the best choice for feeding palm trees, because the liquid typically does not feed the tree for as long as granular fertilizer does. Palms may require more frequent feedings if they are fed liquid fertilizers exclusively. Never feed palms turf grass fertilizer, since this may result in a nutritional imbalance that can kill the tree. Very large palms can benefit from substantial amounts of fertilizer, and some, such as the queen palm and the Canary Island date palm, can also benefit from an application of blood meal while they are growing.

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Further Study of the Vehicle Rattle Noise with Consideration of the Impact Rates and Loudness 2020-01-1261
With the prevalent trend of the pure electric vehicle, vehicle interior noise has been reduced significantly. However, other noises become prominent in the cabin. Especially, the BSR noise generated by friction between parts and the clearance between components become the elements of complaints directly affect the quality of vehicles. Currently, the BSR noises are subjectively evaluated by experts, and the noise samples are simply labeled as ‘qualified’ or ‘unqualified’. Therefore, it is necessary to develop an evaluation model to assess the BSR noise objectively. In this paper, we study the vehicle rattle noise intensively. Several types of rattle noise were recorded in a semi-anechoic room. The recorded signals were then processed in the LMS test lab. to extract the single impact segments. A pool of simulated signals with different impact rates (number of impacts per second) and various loudness was synthesized for analyzation. To verify the universality of the assessment, the in-vehicle background noises were also recorded. The in-vehicle background noises were added to the rattle noise samples to simulate the in-vehicle test environment. Sound metrics were calculated and compared for all the processed samples. Jury assessment with 5 experts were performed to evaluate the rattle noise samples. The correlation between the subjective evaluation and the impact rates as well as sound metrics were studied. Consequently, an objective assessing model for vehicle rattle noise was developed based on the above analysis. This study can be used to assess the rattle noise effectively, and it has bright prospect and great value in engineering.


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Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition which had sought a stay on the construction taking place at Central Vista Avenue during the peak phase of COVID-19 pandemic and imposed a cost of Rs 1 Lakh on the petitioner. The division bench of Chief Justice D.N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said the work at Central Vista Avenue is part and parcel of the work at Central Vista Project and of vital public importance. The construction of Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment cannot be seen in isolation, it added.
The Bench said that since the workers working at the project are staying on site, there is no question of issuing directions to suspend the work of Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project. The Bench added the DDMA in the April 19 order has not prohibited construction activity where labourers are residing on-site.
The court on 17th May had reserved its judgement in the case. Stating that the whole Central Vista Project is an essential project of national importance, the court today said sovereign functions of parliament are also going to be conducted there and the public is vitally interested in this project.
“The legality of the project has been upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” added the court.
It further noted that the work at Central Avenue has to be completed before November and said time is the essence of the contract. “The work has to be completed within time-bound schedule,” the bench said, adding once the workers are staying at the site and all the facilities have been provided, COVID-19 protocols are adhered to and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour is being followed, there is no reason for the court to stop the project.
The government has said, a false narrative was created over the Central Vista project in the last few months. Reacting to Delhi High Court’s nod to the project, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, several false allegations were levelled against the Centre on this issue. He said, this project has not been conceptualized recently and it was discussed during the UPA government. He said the work on this project was started before the COVID-19 pandemic. He clarified that none of the historic buildings will be touched while completing the project.

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The closed beta for Blizzard’s upcoming World of Warcraft vanilla server option launched on May 15th, and Blizzard has now listed some of the apparent issues that the development team is aware of, including class and combat related issues alongside missing textures and more. Blizzard mentions that this list is not a complete depiction of what they’re aware of, but a sampling of issues they believe players may encounter on regular basis.
It was the experience of the game that brought pleasure and joy, and that's what a lot of us want again. Not the numbers. When I play Classic I want to go through the deadmines with people I like and overcome a challenge together and see myself become stronger as a result. I don't want to play Classic so I can say "booyah! That number is exactly the same as it was 13 years ago!"
There are two parts of the quest chain for each continent. The first part involves defeating numerous Master Pet Tamers, and the second requires you to triumph over the Grand Master Tamer. After you've bested the Grand Master Tamer, dailies from each Tamer will unlock for that continent. All the dailies continue to reward experience for your companions, however only the Grand Master daily quest will reward the Sack of Pet Supplies.
Nov 11 New players welcome discord all new players and old players are welcome to join my server, we have been playing for awhile we can assist you with ur questions! 6300 30 posts 1 sec ago https://discord.gg/CNU53ju basicly made it so people can talk/make friends while playing any game, has 50+ people in the server, most people are on moonguard playing wow. this is a friendly server, we dont allow bullying! We prefer everyone to put eachother up instead of down. We have a suggestion box! and a music bot :) i am trying to get more people into the server so we can have events like stand up comedy. custom emojis available you just gotta send them to admin (Me) also looking for server mods to manage the server/improve it when im not around.Tenzo0 Nov 11
Plenty of gameplay things have changed -- more on that in a minute -- but one thing almost immediately transformed the game for me. I was killing my fourth Kobold Vermin (sorry guys, I'm taking those candles) by auto-attacking it and waiting impatiently for my lone ability to light up, when it struck me: This was going to be slow. Really, really slow. And, after another minute, I realized that was okay.
For the duration of the fight, creatures in the immediate area will not be visible to you (but they may still attack you if they wander too close). Keep in mind that other players will still be able to see you and attack you if you are eligible for player vs. player (PVP). Other players will also be able to view your pet battle in real time, including the pets involved as well as their health as the match progresses.
"To fill our pool of beta and stress test participants, we’ll be choosing dedicated players who meet select criteria from both the WoW Classic beta opt-in and the standard Warcraft beta opt-in. Participants will also need to have an active subscription or active game time on their Battle.net Account. While opting-in to the beta is the primary way to make sure you’re in the running to join the test it doesn’t guarantee an invitation to the closed beta test. We may also consider additional factors such as how long a player has been subscribed to the game so that we have the right mix of players to ensure great feedback toward making WoW Classic the very best experience for the community."
Hey folks! I’ve got a small update here to help quell some of the rumors and let you know where we are at for WoW Classic. We recently began a phase of internal employee alpha testing. The new build data that many of you have been discussing over the last few days is simply part of this process. Phases like this allow us to test out the game content along with other functionality that will be used in the live game, like logging in through the Blizzard Battle.net 175 App.
I made some route changes to the Horde levels 43-44 sections. I have swapped 44 Dustwallow Marsh with 44 Desolace (the entire sections). This allowed me to do Deadmire (at lvl 43 instead of 38) and then go stop at TB to turn in Deadmire + The Black Shield at the same time, then fly quickly to do the Desolace stuff. Doing 44 Desolace is now mandatory because I think its faster with the new routes. This will also make the level 53 grind much shorter. I think these were great changes.
If the end game feels miles away, and min-maxing is difficult because frankly, you're gonna take what you get and like it, then the focus of the game changes completely. Suddenly it's about the experience of leveling again, and hanging out with friends, and chatting with people in Goldshire (well, for purely innocent reasons anyway -- the Moon Guard server's Goldshire crew still does plenty of chatting).
Kaivax, a WoW forum community manager, revealed that WoW Classic's class design, battleground mechanics and stats on existing items will be set to their 1.12 state, despite the game releasing content that expands beyond that. This removes "progressive itemization," so if the stats on a specific piece of equipment was changed during the original updates, that won't take effect in this version.
I used Zygor for legion and BFA, used AA on an alt for BFA. Personally i like Zygors format more. I like being able to target things like achievements. I used Zygor to get my Mindworm and my Lucid Nightmare as well as finish the Rep grinds for the allied races. I have zero complaints. My experience was great. I also used Zygor for some professions, recipe acquisition, a couple mounts, all of the Suramar quest line. Thank God for that. And for the last zone of Draenor on my Demon Hunter.. i forget the name.. Whatever the big daily hub thing was called.
Good question. Me personally, when I use a new strat from somebody else, I always read thru the strat, and in the case I really need to level some pet, I then (likely) exclude strats that are mentioning things like “RNG”, “risk”, etc. But: I’m always happy (when using a new strat) when I see some detailed infos, so that I can estimate what is going to happen. But YMMV.
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It was the first time in a decade that I wasn't gunning for the end game, pillaging the beta test to determine the fastest way to level and get to the "good stuff," and tweaking my add-ons to skip as much content as I could to get there. I even read a quest or two, though I admit to using the option (still available, even in vanilla) to turn off the line-by-line scrolling of quest text.
FYI: If you’re returning to WoW after an extended absence prior to patch 5.0.1, it’s possible that you’ll have more than the maximum pet limit and/or more than 3 of a kind. However, this will be the only time that you’re allowed to surpass these limits. You will have to pare down your collection, eliminating your duplicates, in order to add new pets.
You’ll get a small window inside the game with instructions for what you need to do next, every step of the way to 120. You’ll also get a waypoint arrow that points you in the right direction to go at all times. If this sounds extremely convenient, you’re right! Zygor’s leveling guide/addon has completely taken the frustration out of leveling for me, personally. No more reading comments on WoWHead about how to complete quests. No more getting stuck, frustrated and bored with leveling. And no more feeling like WoW takes too much effort.
If a companion dies during the battle, it will need to be resurrected before it can participate in another encounter or be summoned as a traveling companion. Get that pet a medic! Or in this case, a Stable Master. Stable Master NPCs can heal and revive your pets for a small fee, and there is no cooldown on the Stable Master's heal. You’ll find Stable Masters in major towns and cities across Azeroth.
“To fill our pool of beta and stress test participants, we’ll be choosing dedicated players who meet select criteria from both the WoW Classic beta opt-in and the standard Warcraft beta opt-in. Participants will also need to have an active subscription or active game time on their Battle.net Account. While opting-in to the beta is the primary way to make sure you’re in the running to join the test it doesn’t guarantee an invitation to the closed beta test. We may also consider additional factors such as how long a player has been subscribed to the game so that we have the right mix of players to ensure great feedback toward making WoW Classic the very best experience for the community.”
Nov 6 Who is this? in Westfall, there is a quest called "livin' the life" where you have to go into a cave and hide inside while you listen to a conversation between Glubtok (a boss in deadmines, who is a giant two-headed ogre) and a "Shadowy Figure"(it's a female btw), you can actualy see the figure, it looks like a priest in shadow form or something like that. In the Dead Mines dungeon, there is a worgen boss who is named admiral something dont remember, and once you kill him, he says "You will never find her, until it is too late." I believe he's talking about the shadowy figure. Just wondering but who exactly is "she" or the "shadowy figure"?Rubberchops6 Nov 6
Mar 15, 2017 RAF & Recruitment Does NOT Belong Here (FAQ) I figured I'd nip this in the bud before it starts up in the new forum. Original post is copied from Munbar of Wyrmrest Accord, but I've expanded it. Q. My new RAF thread keeps getting locked, why? A. The New Player Help and Guides forum is no longer being used for RAF. Q. Why did my reroll/leveling partner post get deleted or moved? A. Because rerolls and "LF leveling partner" posts are deemed recruitment threads, and recruitment threads do not belong here. They belong in the realm forums or the guild recruitment forums. Q. But I'm not recruiting! A. In the eyes of the moderators, yes, you are. You're recruiting someone to reroll on a server or join you for leveling or meet in-game. Hence why the threads will be locked/deleted or moved to the appropriate forum. Posting on a realm forum has a better local audience for leveling partners anyway. Blue post: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3123312367#7 ... ... Another blue post: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2794651592#6 ... As one of our regulars Monmon so eloquently put it: ... Q. Where do I go to post my RAF or recruitment thread? A. You should head to either the realm forum of the realm you are planning on finding someone to RAF, or the guild recruitment forum on your faction. If you need something like charter signatures or other "local" hookups, go to your server forum. Q. But I'm on a trial account and can't post there! A. Cry me a river. You're still not allowed to post it here. Get an actual friend to recruit you rather than fishing for a stranger on the forums. Q. Why did they stop using the New Player Help and Guides forum? A. The RAF threads were reproducing so quickly that the forum was getting bogged down by the reposters and spam, detracting from the forum's original purpose, which is helping newbies with their WoW questions. RAF does -not- help new players, as the vast majority of RATS (recruit a total stranger) hookups fall through once the trial account is made, or the new player is left with little experience, gold, and the supposed "forum friend" ditches them readily. The forum regulars went on a crusade against the RAF spam, and we finally got Blizzard's attention. The mods have been quickly removing/locking the RATS threads, keeping the forum happy and clean. Q. What action will be taken against me if I keep posting in the New Player Help and Guides forum? A. Your forum account will likely be banned after repeatedly posting the same thread after it has been locked/deleted. Q. Where should I go to suggest a RAF forum? A. Head to the Website Feature Suggestion forum. (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/1025939/) Q. Can I post in the General forum about RAF? A. As of now, this has been undecided, yet some people have been. It is recommended to go to the guild recruitment forum or realm forum. Q. When will a RAF forum or sticky be made? A. As of now Blizzard is not planning on making an RAF forum or stick. If you continue to suggest it in the Website Suggestions forum, this might change. Thank you for taking your time to read this, please go to the suggested forum stated above before posting your RAF and recruitment threads.Icedragon89 Mar 15, 2017
Bonz, Sid, and Zygor are then seen right before the Battle City finals. The three reside in a nearby cemetery and trick people into giving up their Locator Cards. However, Yami Bakura is not intimidated by their act and challenges them to a Duel in which the winner gets all the Locator Cards, and thus goes directly to the Battle City Finals. Bakura wins in just a few moves, and then banishes them to Hell (the Shadow Realm in the dub).
Nov 9 Where to begin with healing? Since I began playing I've only done DPS, and starting to just generally get burned out on it. I decided I wanted to try to level a Healer, but in no MMO to date have I ever actually played a healer. For a novice healer, what class would be good for mostly PVE content (Super guildless across all toons so not expecting to heal outside of LFD/LFR for awhile) with some battlegrounds when I max out. Note: My PC isn't entirely enjoying when I use too many add ons for some reason, so will not be using any of the healing addons. Do take this into account.Satus8 Nov 9
Most people come here not to read walls of text, they look for the better-rated strategies that match their pet collections, copy&paste stuff they need to import into their addons and only come back if something goes horribly wrong and then mostly to find help in other peoples' comments who also struggled or to find a different team/strategy: I don't think many people wanna read about stuff that already happened to them, they mostly want to see solutions and it's the best way to have them in a well-optimized strategy&team already.

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Bai Dinh Pagoda is one of the biggest temples in Southeast Asia with 9 world records, which attracts a huge number of visitors annually. It is also considered the sanctuary of Buddhists in Vietnam, bringing a unique religious beauty that you can not find anywhere.
In this blog, Vietnamtour.in will review all attractions of Bai Dinh Temple, as well as give a full guide for your journey here. Right now, let’s follow our entire blog below!
- Location: Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province
- Opening Hours: 6 AM – 10 PM
- Entrance fee: Free
- Dress code: Polite dress (avoid short skirts, tank tops, shorts, or leggings)
A Long-Established History Of Bai Dinh Pagoda
Bai Dinh Pagoda was built during the early times when Buddhism was widespread in Vietnam. As told, the Bai Dinh Pagoda appeared in the Dinh Dynasty, when the Dinh Tien Hoang King erected a shrine as a wish for favorable weather.
There is another historical document considering that the pagoda was established in the Ly Dynasty to honor worship culture and Vietnamese religions. That’s why many people call Bai Dinh Pagoda the most famous Taoist, Mother Goddess, and Buddhist temple in Vietnam.
Discover An Impressive Structure Of The Pagoda
The new Bai Dinh Pagoda
The new Bai Dinh Pagoda spreads over 700 hectares, which is situated on Ba Rau Hill, and nearby Hoang Long River. Its main structure includes Tam The Hall, and huge gardens. Most building materials come from the local timbers and stones, and the tiles originate from Bat Trang Ceramic Village.
When coming here, visitors will surely be impressed with the curved finials of the pagoda, one of the typical features of Vietnamese architecture. Inside the Tam The Hall, there is a range of decoration details such as bronze sculptures, stone carvings, or woodwork.
The old Bai Dinh Pagoda
The old Bai Dinh Pagoda lies in the foothills, which is 800 meters away from the new complex. To reach the Bai Dinh Pagoda entrance, you need to walk more than 300 stone steps and pass through a small gate.
We believe that you will be amazed by the mysterious ambiance here. The old pagoda is nestled in many tiny caves, which are surrounded by a lot of trees. It is also a place to worship many mountain spirits and famous Buddhist deities.
Bai Dinh Pagoda is located in Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province. This province is called the ancient capital of Vietnam, attached to various interesting historical stories of Vietnam.
Best time to visit
The best time to visit the Bai Dinh Pagoda Complex is from January to March. During this time, you will have a chance to join the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival, where you can find a range of interesting traditional activities in Vietnam. Normally, the festival will be held on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
How to get there
- From Ninh Binh: Bai Dinh Pagoda is around 25 kilometers from Ninh Binh. Thus, you can rent a motorbike or book a taxi to reach here in 15-20 minutes.
- From Hanoi: You should take a bus departing from Giap Bat, My Dinh, or Nuoc Ngam bus stations to reach the pagoda. Or else, you can also go on a tour for detailed instructions and time-saving (contact VietnamTour.in).
What outstanding to see in Bai Dinh Pagoda
Immerse the mysterious ambiance of Light Cave and Dark Cave
Both caves are at the turning point at the top of the slope towards Bai Dinh Pagoda. While the Light Cave is a place to worship Buddha and God, the Dark Cave expresses the locals’ respect for Mother and Fairy.
Discover the ancient beauty of the Ngoc Well
It is also called the Pearl Well, one of the oldest historical relics of 1,000 years old. The well has a moon shape, with a depth of 6 meters, and its total wellhead is built with stone handrails.
Experience the majestic appearance of The Tam Quan Gate
The gate has gained popularity with visitors as the “Three-entrance Gate”. Each time you step into the gate, you can get a calm and peaceful feeling from the surrounding space.
Explore the unique design of the Bell Tower
The Bell Tower is designed in an octagonal shape, with 3-story curved roofs and impressive decoration details. From far away, the tower features the appearance of a lotus.
Admire relics of Buddha in Bao Thap Tower
It is the sole place of the Bai Dinh Pagoda to display relics of Buddha from India. To reach here, you need to walk through 72 steps or use an elevator to move.
Witness the huge bronze Buddha statues in Tam The Hall
The hall is the largest structure here, with a height of 76 meters above sea level. Inside the Tam The hall, visitors can see 3 magnificent bronze statues of Tam The Buddha – weighing up to 50 tons.
Experience the longest Asian corridor with the Arhat corridor
It is built and decorated with 500 Arhat Statues along both sides of the corridor. Each statue here is made by the craftsmen of the Ninh Van Village, using all materials from monolithic stones.
Discover the special work of art at The Hall of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
The hall is built in ironwood, including 7 main compartments, and lengthens up to 40.4 meters. Inside this spot, there is a bronze figure of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, together with a lot of hands and eyes made of gold.
Immerse in the breathtaking feeling of Maitreya Statue
It is on the highest hill of Bai Dinh Pagoda, about 100 meters high compared to the sea level. The Statue demonstrates the appearance of the Maitreya as a mumping monk.
Other attractions nearby
- Hoa Lu: This land is known as “An Ancient Capital in Vietnam”, preserving the beauty of culture, traditions, and other sculptural values over time. When coming here, you will first witness the life of locals, as well as learn new things about Vietnamese history.
- Trang An complex: It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, famous for its stunning karst formations and a huge system of caves. You can discover the Trang An’s beauty and some ancient temples nestled inside on a rented boat from locals.
- Tam Coc: Visitors will surely be impressed with its breathtaking beauty, which features a range of limestone formations and rice paddies. This spot is called “Halong Bay on Land”.
- Pack polite clothing (eg. long pants or shirts)
- Do not touch the statues during the visit time.
- Check Bai Dinh Pagoda opening hours carefully to select the proper means of transport to here.
- Bring hiking shoes instead of high-heels to make it convenient for moving.
- Hire electric cars to get around the pagoda with a fee of 1.5$.
- Bring an umbrella in case there is a drizzle.
- Don’t throw away any littering around the pagoda complex
Our blog has just shown a full guide about your journey to Bai Dinh Pagoda. Although you don’t need to pay the Bai Dinh Pagoda entrance fee, let’s consider unexpected fees like parking, electric cars, or tickets to experience other activities. Let’s refer to Vietnam tour packages to discover more interesting sights in Vietnam.

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The tragic death of Amy Winehouse came as a shock to her friends, family and fans. Since she was found dead this past Saturday, everyone from celebrities like Adele and Lady Gaga to Russell Brand -- who penned a heartfelt elegy to Amy -- to her fans have been reacting to her untimely passing.
Rory Rockmore, senior designer at Logo and a devout Amy Winehouse fan, created these colorful images of Amy as his own way of paying tribute and remembering her as the bold, vivid, larger-than-life star that her fans knew and loved. He wrote this about her:
I heard the news. I know we've never met, but hopefully you know what an impact you and your music had on me and many of the people like me. Your sound was fresh, your words were inspiring and innovative, and your attitude was controversial, rebellious, take-no-s*** and completely badass. You were born to be a star. Now you've got me over here with my rolled-up sleeves in my skull T-shirt listening to every Amy track I've got, and it really hurts to know that this is it, and you'll never hear your music nor see you again. For as famous as you became, it's like we only got a small taste of what you could've been. I hope people see this loss as a way to learn and not another platform for criticism. I mean the way I see it... we owe you. Your music inspired free thinking, confidence and individuality. (You even called out girls for wearing f*** me pumps.)
I hope heaven has enough hairspray to keep you happy. We miss you and will never forget you.

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It's no surprise that minimalism has taken over home interior design. Whether you're simply trying to free up space, bring some peace of mind, or just genuinely admire the aesthetic, it's easy to see why minimalism has become a favorite option.
While there are quite a few accounts dedicated to minimalist concepts, we've rounded up some of our favorites below.
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We're obsessed with @housesevendesign's Instagram feed, and once you check it out it's easy to see why. Anissa's creative designs shine through in all of the photos, and her minimalist approach is undeniable.
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Pella's feed is absolutely stunning. The neutral colors—most of which take on a gorgeous grayscale tone—and attention to small details make looking at her photos a calming experience, one that'll inspire you to pare down your own home.
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Eleni's account is laced with artistic design and captivating photos that truly embrace a minimalist perspective. Once you start scrolling through her posts, you won't want to stop.
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Laura Button Helmick gives you a glimpse into her life as a mother and homemaker, but her photos of her home are to die for. It's clear she has an eye for interior decorating, and her minimalist style will be one you will want to browse when you want ideas.Continue to 5 of 11 below.
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While living in larger cities like Los Angeles might generally be associated with bright patterns, bold colors and maximalism, Annie shows that doesn't have to be the case. With her practical tips on how to get rid of what you no longer need, her account is inspiring and gorgeous to look at.
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Alyssa's goal is in her Instagram handle—she wants to help you reset your space. Her focus on organizing and decluttering serves to motivate you to do the same. If you're in need of a boost or ideas on how to tidy up your home, you'll enjoy browsing her feed.
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Minimalism can seem impossible if you're a mom, but Emily is here to show you it can work. Her focus on simplifying your space is game-changing, and it will certainly serve as an inspiration to you if you're a mom, or anyone really, trying to embrace a more minimalist lifestyle.
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Charlotte's feed makes you want to stop and take a breath in the midst of a hectic day. She's a perfect example of how focusing on the smaller details can be a route to making your home feel like a sanctuary.Continue to 9 of 11 below.
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While striving to have less clutter is a big part of minimalism, we love Christine's emphasis on sustainable products. Her captions are encouraging and show that incorporating eco-friendly products in your minimalist lifestyle is not only possible, but much easier than you might think.
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If you're looking for encouragement to take a step back and take things a little slower, you'll want to follow Beth. With her lovely photos and captions, she gives a glimpse into how having a minimalist perspective can be beneficial to leading a less overwhelming life.
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While most people may stumble on minimalism in hopes of making small changes, Jenn's feed shows the journey of a former maximalist slowly working her way into minimalism. If you are someone who thinks going minimalist is too daunting, you'll definitely want to follow her account for relatable content and supportive motivation.


First, make sure that your plan supports custom onboarding processes.
Any contracts that you will like added to Liquid for signature or data entry during onboarding must be in Microsoft Word format with the appropriate signature fields added and with the appropriate formatting for custom data fields.
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Edit the cloned process to add your custom contract and custom steps. When adding your custom contract, make sure that your additional data fields are added to the appropriate step in Liquid and formatted properly in Microsoft Word.
Make sure to press Close to save your changes on any onboarding step, and then also press Save Changes to save the changes to your onboarding process.


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Considering adopting a furry friend?
About a year ago, I started on a quest to adopt our next family dog. Rescuing was something I wanted to do for a long time, but was reluctant. We had always gotten our dogs from breeders in the past. My hesitation was based on the premise of just not knowing what I was getting myself and my family into with a rescue dog.
I began my search online at Petfinder.com and discovered there are two avenues to adopt: shelters and rescues.
Shelters are physical locations where dogs and cats (sometimes rabbits, chinchillas and other animals) live in kennels where they are cared for by knowledgeable and caring people until they are adopted.
What’s great about shelters is that you can go to a local location, meet the animal that you’ve seen on Petfinder.com and speak directly with the staff to learn more about the animal’s history and behavior. When you find a pet you want to adopt, you can complete an application. The application process varies from shelter to shelter. According to Jennifer Vanderau, communications director for the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter in Chambersburg, “Our application process usually takes a day or two. Once you’re approved, we’ll make arrangements for family members—four-legged ones, too—to meet the animal, and then you can fill out the adoption agreement and take the new baby home.”
Most rescue organizations do not have a location that’s open to the public—typically, the animals reside in the foster homes of volunteers until they are adopted. “Dogs and puppies who come from foster homes are normally well socialized both with people and often other animals,” said Suzi Gilbert, president of Hope for Hannah Rescue in Bartonsville. “They are learning a routine for eating, sleeping and house training. Many fearful dogs also learn they can love and trust humans. This exposure makes for a much easier transition into the new adopter’s home.” Like shelters, rescue organizations require an application process which can takes a few weeks, and you may not be able to meet the animal until after being approved.
Whether you adopt from a shelter or a rescue, it’s so rewarding to know that you are saving a life. “We [shelters and rescues] work together and are in the same fight,” Vanderau said. “We’re both looking to find new homes for pets who have ended up homeless.”
I’m happy to report that we found our newest family member. Her name is Sophie, a 1-year-old poodle mix adopted her through Hope for Hannah Rescue. She’s been in our home now for a month and has become part of our family. We love her very much.
Angela Gorman, a freelance writer based in Fayetteville, is a married mom of one teenage son and one rescued Shih- poo.


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Rodong Sinmun on Sacred National Duty to Protect Supreme Dignity of DPRK
Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)
Pyongyang, June 6 (KCNA) -- Under the situation where the south Korean puppet conservative forces' confrontation with the DPRK has reached such dangerous phase that it is unimaginable and intolerable, it is a sacred national duty to protect the supreme dignity of the DPRK, says Rodong Sinmun Monday in a by-lined article.
Last year the south Korean group of traitors set up a national flag of the DPRK as a target and fired shells at it, sparking strong uproar. The group perpetrated this time a more vicious political and military provocation, far from drawing a lesson from it. This crime is unpardonable, indeed.
The puppet forces are employing sleight of hand to shirk the responsibility for the worst treachery, talking about "an individual action" and the like but it is a foolish artifice.
The final conclusion drawn by the DPRK under the prevailing grave situation is that no problem can be solved and a war is bound to break out as long as the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors is allowed to pursue the confrontation with compatriots.
It has now become clear that there is no need to sit face to face with the group and the DPRK can settle accounts with it only by force of arms.
The DPRK will escalate the practical and comprehensive military retaliation as it had already declared till the puppet authorities have taken measures to punish the prime movers of the recent serious case and to make an apology for it.
Should the puppet forces evade the responsibility for the case, making this or that excuse for their crime, they will clearly witness what strong retaliatory action all the service persons and people of the DPRK will take to protect the supreme dignity of the country and the nation.
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Handmade in London, this Herkimer diamond bracelet features two beautiful 5mm natural Herkimer diamonds in a hand created mount on either end of a 2mm cuff bracelet, all made from recycled Sterling Silver.
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Paired perfectly with Lily Flo's statement Herkimer Diamond jewellery pieces.
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Legend dictates that you can prepare eggs 100 different ways. After tasting 25-year-old Chef Mirco Malevolti’s dishes on Nu Ovo’s pre-opening night (October 17), I wanted to agree. Yet, owner Pierfrancesco Pozzi knows that only eight methods currently exist, which encourages his yolkiest daydreams.
Nu Ovo’s thorough consideration of eggs allows its chef to tweak traditional Italian dishes with contemporary stylings. From 12:30 to 3:30pm Tuesday through Sunday, visitors can taste eggs prepared in ways unthought-of before. The “bites,” all for under 3 euro, showcase exquisite textures. The Panfrittatino’s (2.50 euro) spongy omelet with melty vegetables compliment a thin, grain-laden roll. Likewise, the Tonno del Chianti (2.90 euro), a classic marinated pork dish, oozes with a week’s worth of unctuous extra-virgin olive oil, flattering a starchy chickpea puree. The 9.90-euro Chef’s Carbonara arrives in near-routine style with crispy pancetta and parmesan, but with a poached egg at center. Crack the egg and watch it coat the spaghetti in a gooey, viscous sauce—a unique modification to the pasta’s customary sauce. In an eggshell (my apologies), Malevolti maintains the dignity of the ingredients through patient cookery and skilled gastronomy.
Like the food, the restaurant itself weaves cosmopolitan style with 16th-century Art Nouveau. The vaulted ceiling, adorned with Galileo Chini’s frescoes, compliments modern furnishings, from circle chain curtains and sleek lighting to wood and forest shades.
Nu Ovo’s name says it all. Yes, the subtitle is cheesy, “A lovely eggsperience,” but it’s also true. Try Nu Ovo, and hurry: the food is so “egg-citing” that the 15-euro price bracket may not “runny” on for much longer.
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