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Yakima Valley Partners for Education receives grants to help Lower Valley families struggling with food insecurity
Toppenish, Wash. – Heritage University’s collective impact initiative known as Yakima Valley Partners for Education (YVPE) has received $34,000 in grants to help Lower Yakima Valley families struggling with food insecurity due to the ongoing pandemic.
YVPE received a $15,000 grant from Save the Children to purchase grocery gift cards for families struggling with food insecurity, and this grant was matched by Latino Community Fund at $15,000. YVPE also partnered with Fiesta Foods which provided $3,000 and grocery cards, with Washington Broadband’s Forbes Mercy also contributing $1,000. These grants allowed YVPE to provide more than 600 grocery gift cards for families in need.
Bryan Ketcham, director of Catholic Charities Housing Services in Yakima, says nearly 90 families living in their housing sites in Wapato and Sunnyside are able to feed their loved ones because of YVPE’s efforts. “During this time of the year and with the current pandemic we have seen a significant increase in the level of need amongst our residents,” said Ketcham. “Paying for their rent, utilities and access to food and other emergency services have been among the highest of priorities and needs that our staff has been helping our residents to access. We are grateful for YVPE’s generosity.”
Micaela Razo, program director at Latino Community Fund says she is humbled to work within the community to be a voice and resource to the most in need during the pandemic. “We continue to hear the need and work effectively to network with multiple organizations, school districts and businesses to bring relief to the families in need,” said Razo, “Our goal is to make sure we can be a beacon of light in time of darkness to our community. Together we can do more for each other.”
Distribution of the grocery gift cards made possible through these grants began last month in time to help families during the holidays, and will wrap up later this month. For more information, contact Suzy Diaz, Heritage University Collective Impact director at firstname.lastname@example.org or (509) 480-9354.

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- Take a Look at this Huge Swarm of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Boxes From One Amazon Depot in UK
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Square Enix Japan has just announced Dragon Quest 1 to 8 ports for Japanese Smartphones. This news just came out of nowhere though as Square Enix launched a new website for announcing these Dragon Quest ports. They also announced a Dragon Quest Monsters game for Smartphones.
The official site lists the whole Dragon Quest saga from Dragon Quest 1 to Dragon Quest 8. There is no info yet on whether they will be remakes or just the DS ports of these games.
Dragon Quest is a extremely popular series in Japan. It is also called Dragon Warrior in the West but was formally renamed back to Dragon Quest with its 8th entry on PlayStation 2 called Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
The last mainline Dragon Quest game to be released in the West was Dragon Quest IX. We haven’t gotten Dragon Quest X, which is a MMO or the recent Dragon Quest VII Remake for 3DS.
Along with this new announcement, they have also announced a Dragon Quest Monsters game for Smartphones. The official site can be seen here.
With this news, we are definitely feeling like that we will soon get Dragon Quest XI announcement for Smartphones instead of dedicated handhelds like 3DS/PlayStation VITA.
What do you think of this news? Let us know in the comments below.
Stay tuned to GearNuke for latest news and info on this topic.

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Rochdale Borough Council has unveiled plans to create over 7,000 new homes and 250,000 square metres of employment space along the Calder Valley rail corridor.
The plans, drawn up with urban planners Broadway Malyan and WSP, will look to build several new neighbourhoods on brownfield sites around Rochdale’s five railway stations – Rochdale, Castleton, Smithy Bridge, Littleborough and Mills Hill – while a new sixth railway station at Slattocks in Castleton is also planned.
The plan is being delivered in collaboration with the Greater Manchester Station Alliance – the partnership with Network Rail, Northern Rail, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), regeneration specialists LCR and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).
Rochdale will be the first Greater Manchester borough to benefit from the partnership, which is working with local councils to lead regeneration opportunities around the city region’s rail stations.
Councillor John Blundell, cabinet member for economy, business and skills, said: “The land around our railway stations has huge potential for regeneration because you’re putting people close to the transport connections and local facilities that you need to create sustainable neighbourhoods.
“Rochdale’s incredible connectivity, with five railway stations, and a sixth on the cards, puts us in unrivalled position to repurpose brownfield sites along the Calder Valley corridor to unlock thousands of new homes, which are a stone’s throw from Manchester city centre, for a fraction of the price.”
Rochdale saw over 2.7 million journeys made from its railway stations in 2019, which has led the council to see them as prime sites for developing the borough’s economy.
Under the proposals, Rochdale station will see 1,500 new homes constructed around it to house around 3,500 people, along with 4,000 square metres of new retail and commercial space, 2,250 square metres of office space, and a new public square.
1,500 new homes will be built around the rail station in Castleton, which will also have the current Bury and Heywood Metrolink expanded through it and a new £11 million cycle corridor connecting it to Rochdale.
The plans also include development around a potential sixth railway station for Slattocks in Middleton as part of TGfM’s 2040 transport strategy.
James Howard, development manager for LCR, said: “These proposals, which will deliver significant new housing and commercial development in Rochdale, demonstrate the art of the possible for the Alliance in just one corner of Greater Manchester.
“Through targeted investment and collaboration across the public and private sectors, there are many further regeneration opportunities we can unlock to support new homes, jobs and public value in town centres across the city region.”
Richard Jones, development planning director at WSP, said: “This strategy highlights the opportunity that exists along this key corridor with the potential for over 7,000 new homes and a significant number of jobs which could attract over 16,000 new residents to the area.
“In line with the climate emergency declaration and the focus on achieving net zero carbon within Greater Manchester, the development opportunities provide sustainable, easily accessible locations for future growth and will help contribute to a reduction in emissions by reducing the need to travel by car.”
More detailed planning work and feasibility studies will take place over the coming months, with construction of the first new homes identified in the strategy set to start in 2021.
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The political row over BJP President Amit Shah’s latest remarks about Mahatma Gandhi continues. The Congress and other opposition parties have demanded an apology from him for insulting the Father of the Nation.
Shah made the reference to the mercantile caste to which Gandhi was born and said how the “bahut chatur baniya” (very shrewd baniya) had rightly advised dissolution of the Congress after Independence. Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala demanded an apology from Shah, BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He described Shah a “trader of power” and added that his remarks were “an insult to freedom fighters, their sacrifices and also to Gandhi.” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee deplored his comments saying these were “uncalled for and unethical”, while CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy demanded that Shah tender an apology for making the “derogatory” remarks.
Speaking to Anju Grover for Indian Currents, Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh Renuka Chowdhury refuted Shah’s remarks and said that Shah should not have insulted Gandhiji. Chowdhury who was a Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Women and Child Development in the UPA government (Jan 2006 to May 2009), criticized the central government over the launch of a new booklet by its Ministry of Ayush that advises pregnant woman to shun sex, non-veg food and indulge in pious practices.
IC: BJP chief Amit Shah dubbed Mahatma Gandhi as a “bahut chatur baniya”, a reference to his mercantile caste. Your comments.
Renuka Chowdhury: His remarks are nothing but an insult to the ‘Father of the Nation’. It is like an insult of elders in the family. How much Amit Shah knows about Gandhi and his contribution to the freedom struggle? You cannot change the history. The great historians have spoken about the great contribution. Just because Gandhi was from Gujarat did not mean that Shah would say anything about him. It was unfair on his part to talk about Gandhi like that.
IC: Why do you think he was unfair to Gandhi as he identified him by his caste? Gandhi had fought against the caste system throughout his life.
It shows lack of sensitivity and it hurts sentiments of the people for whom Mahatma Gandhi is a father figure…Father of the Nation. How much does Shah know about Gandhi?
IC: But the fact of the matter is that caste plays an important role in India?
I agree caste plays a role but he (Shah) has reduced Gandhi to his caste whereas Gandhi’s contribution to India, its freedom struggle and the world is much more than what Shah knows about him.
IC: Shah also said that Gandhi was prophetic enough to predict future of the Congress and suggested dismantling the party after India got the independence. Shah had also said the Congress was not rooted in any ideology or principles and was sort of a “special purpose vehicle” to secure freedom. Your views.
It is an old party which has significantly contributed in building the nation. The party has worked hard. Ever since, the BJP led NDA government has come to power, the economic and industrial growth have gone down. The demonetization has badly hit the farming sector and common man. Farmers are facing severe crisis. They have not handled Kashmir issue properly as a result of which the Kashmir situation has gone out of their hand. As far as Congress is concerned, it cannot be written off. The party has been working for the welfare of the people.
IC: How do you react to the Ministry of Ayush’s latest guidelines for pregnant women, suggesting them to not eat non-veg etc.? You were the minister of state of Women and Child development ministry in the UPA government. What do you have to say on it?
These guidelines are anti-women because these will encourage in-laws of would be mothers to avoid them giving nutrition. As it is, maternal mortality rate is quite high in our country and such suggestions will work against women. The centre is trying to impose its own idea of the way of life on the people. The ministry should withdraw such guidelines. These guidelines are politically motivated as this government wants to turn the entire country into vegetarianism. The cow vigilante groups want to create troubles for those who do not toe their line. While on one hand, the BJP talks about beef issue and on the other hand, the ministry issues such guidelines.(Published on 19th June 2017, Volume XXIX, Issue 25)


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Celebrating our Multiculturalism – Harmony Day
Staff at the MCB were invited to enjoy a morning tea together celebrating our multiculturalism. Colleagues were able to experience delights from a diverse background of cultures including flavours of Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Spain, Croatia and Italy.
It is important to acknowledge the diversity of our community. Harmony Day is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, united by our core Australian values. Our country is a nation built on immigration. Almost half of our current population was either born overseas or has at least one parent born overseas.
Left: Team members at Pinnaroo enjoyed morning tea in the alfresco area.
Right: Staff from Operations and Client Services gathered for morning tea at Fremantle Cemetery.


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Entry roads to Penza forests to be marked with billboards to be painted by young artists
Penza, 20 June 2016. PenzaNews. The Penza region governor Ivan Belozertsev instructed his subordinates to mark all entryways to Penza forestries with information billboards as part of the summer fires prevention campaign.
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During the regional government meeting session on Monday, June 20, he pointed out that the billboards already appeared at certain roads, but their current quantity is unknown for the officials.
The head of the region urged to accelerate the process, stressing that installing the billboards would not require great expenses.
According to Ivan Belozertsev, such billboards can be made of plywood or other easily accessible materials.
“Ask the art schools – they will paint them for you as their graduation work practice,” the governor suggested.
He gave the officials two weeks to resolve the issue.

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Two days ago, Hina Khan who clocked 8 million followers on her Instagram account, posted a long note thanking her fans for loving and supporting her for a year now. She posted a series of pictures posing with a cake to celebrate this day. This yummy looking cake had ‘congrats’ and ‘8M’ mentioned on it, with Hina being on cloud nine and her expressions justifying it all. But did you know behind these cool pictures there is a fun story as well.
Hina today dropped a video on her YouTube channel, which saw her making her family rehearse what to sing as she cuts the cake to celebrate this day. While daddy suggests and gets it right too, they were supposed to say congratulations for 8 million followers on Insta, her mommy fumbles. Hina is seen getting her mother to rehearse these lines which is fun to watch. Finally, she cuts the cake with her family cheering and clapping, the fun continues with Hina further asking why they are all wearing shades.
Replying to her own question she is heard saying they are living the thug life and enjoying by the shores of Maldives in their imagination.

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Charity run to include new event
The Bay to Bay Running Festival will return to Woy Woy in June with a new event added.
The festival sees participants all ages and abilities run from the Woy Woy waterfront as far as Central Coast Stadium in Gosford.
This year, a five-kilometre fun run-walk will be added to the usual two-kilometre Kids Run, the 12 kilometre fun run or the half marathon to raise funds for local charities.
Beneficiaries will be Camp Breakaway, The Hive and Central Coast Local Health District.
The festival is held annually and is run by the Terrigal Trotters, a social running and walking exercise group.
Entries are being accepted for the event which starts at 7am at Fishermen's Wharf Woy Woy on June 16.
Last year's festival raised $90,000 for charity and organiser Ms Jenny Baker said it was the Trotters' hope that this year's event will raise a new record figure.
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Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, having defeated Donald Trump in an acrimonious, divisive election last November.
Biden was sworn in alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in an unusual inauguration ceremony, conducted amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis and heightened physical security risks.
Events for the day include:
- 9 a.m. PT: Swearing-in ceremonies, followed by Biden’s inaugural address.
- 11 a.m. PT: Wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden and Harris will be joined by former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
- Noon PT: Presidential escort to the White House followed by a virtual “parade” with scenes across the country.
- 4 p.m. PT: Press briefing with Biden press secretary Jen Psaki.
- 5:30 p.m. PT: Evening program hosted by Tom Hanks with musical performances by John Legend, Jon Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake and others.
Biden will come into office facing a public health crisis, a battered economy and deepened political rifts, as well as global concerns such as climate change. Still, he projects optimism, vowing to help heal the nation.
As part of his promise to the American people, Biden has sought to make his Cabinet the most diverse in U.S. history, reflected in part by Harris, who will be the first woman, the first African American and the first Indian American to hold the office of the vice presidency.
Biden’s election victory marked the end of the Trump White House era, which was plagued by personal and political scandals, two impeachments and a call to action at the U.S. Capitol that was answered by violent, pro-Trump insurrectionists. Trump is not attending Wednesday’s ceremony.
Inauguration Day updates from NPR:
A Look At Biden’s 1st Day In Office: On his first day in office, President Biden delivered a message of unity and signed a raft of executive actions. NPR discusses the major events of Inauguration Day.
Biden Is President, But Some In Rural West Still Cling To False Notion That Trump Won: President Biden has been sworn in, but some people in conservative parts of the U.S. say they still believe the false notion that former President Donald Trump is the winner of the 2020 election.
In Flurry Of Executive Orders, Biden Reverses Some Of Trump’s Immigration Policies: President Biden has signed executive orders rolling back parts of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. He also shared more details on an immigration bill he hopes Congress will pass.
What Europe Expects From The Biden Administration: The Biden administration has a lot of work ahead to repair alliances, particularly in Europe. NPR takes a look at what the U.K. and European Union expect from an incoming administration.
Los Angeles Voters On Their Hopes For New Administration: Some Los Angeles voters hope that President Biden will be quick to condemn the kind of racism and anti-immigrant sentiments that former President Donald Trump brought out in many of his supporters.
Senate Confirms Avril Haines As Director Of National Intelligence: Haines has made history as the first woman to hold the top job in U.S. intelligence.
China Slaps Sanctions On 28 Trump Administration Officials, Including Mike Pompeo: In a statement released just minutes after President Biden took office, China’s foreign ministry said it was sanctioning those “who have violated China’s sovereignty.”
Toxic Pesticide Faces New Scrutiny From Biden Administration: President Biden’s wave of executive actions includes an order to reexamine one controversial, but widely used, pesticide called chlorpyrifos. The Trump administration kept it on the market.
Stocks Close On Record Highs After Biden Inauguration: The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all hit new records as markets closed on Wednesday. Former President Donald Trump frequently cited stock market gains as a personal accomplishment.
Brown Girls Book Club Comes Together To Celebrate And Watch Historic Inauguration: The group of women who’ve met for 25 years watched the event with tears and cheers. Some are, like Kamala Harris, graduates of Howard University and/or members of Harris’ Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
The QAnon ‘Storm’ Never Struck. Some Supporters Are Wavering, Others Steadfast: A collection of conspiracy theories fuel the QAnon community, but one prediction was central: that former president Donald Trump would arrest Democratic leaders in masse. That didn’t happen.
Rioter Charged With Assaulting Officer In Incident Captured On Viral Video: Investigators allege it was Connecticut resident Patrick Edward McCaughey III who pinned an officer against a door during the Capitol riot. Video of the officer being crushed quickly went viral.
Biden Becomes 46th U.S. President In Inauguration Ceremony Unlike Any Other: On Inauguration Day, President Biden called for unity among Americans and is expected to sign a set of executive orders. NPR takes a look at the inaugural events.
Biden To Move Quickly On Climate Change, Reversing Trump Rollbacks: President Biden has set his sights on more than 100 Trump administration environmental rollbacks as well as plans to rejoin the international climate accord.
Voice of America CEO Pack, Defined By Scandal, Resigns At Biden’s Request: Michael Pack’s record at the parent agency for the Voice of America includes charges of bias, firings, investigations and more. He called President Biden’s request for him to resign a “partisan act.”
New Georgia Senators Sworn In, Democrats Now Officially Control The Senate: A Democratic majority, even a thin one, allows the party to set the chamber’s legislative agenda and makes it easier to confirm Biden’s Cabinet picks.
As President Biden Awaits Cabinet Confirmation, White House Announces Interim Leaders: Nearly two dozen career civil servants have been named by the Biden administration to temporarily lead the nation’s federal agencies in the next phase of the transition of government.
Biden Moves Quickly On Climate Change, Reversing Trump Rollbacks: President Biden set his sights on more than 100 Trump administration environmental rollbacks, as well as rejoining the international climate accord.
Massachusetts Voters Share Their Hopes For New Administration: Some Massachusetts voters hope that the Biden administration will do better on protecting the environment and managing the pandemic. But some say they fear President Biden may be too moderate.
Biden Receives Presidential Escort To The White House: The new administration and their families were escorted to the executive mansion after traveling to Arlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
A Historian On Where Biden’s Inauguration Fits In History: NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Heather Cox Richardson, an American historian at Boston College, about the historical significance of President Biden’s inauguration.
A Look At Harris’ Busy Inauguration Day: On Wednesday, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the country’s first female, Black, Asian American vice president. NPR follows her on Inauguration Day.
For 1st Time In 150 Years, Outgoing President Doesn’t Attend Inauguration: Former President Donald Trump skipped Wednesday’s inauguration, defying a long-lasting tradition. He held his own farewell ceremony before going to Florida.
Sen. Coons On How New Administration Plans To Work With Congress: NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., about the work ahead for President Biden and plans for working with the new Congress on the president’s agenda.
A Look At The Transition Of Power On Capitol Hill: The inauguration wasn’t the only transition of power that took place on Wednesday. Vice President Harris was to swear in new senators from Georgia, giving Democrats control of the chamber.
During Inaugural Address, Biden Calls For Unity Amid Multiple National Crises: In his inaugural address, President Biden urged Americans to come together to move past the multiple crises facing — and, in some cases, dividing — the nation.
A Jesuit Priest On How Faith Informs Biden’s Leadership: NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with the Rev. James Martin, a writer and Jesuit priest, about President Biden’s inaugural address and the role that faith has played in his personal and political life.
Newly Elected GOP Congresswoman On Biden’s Presidential Agenda: NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with newly elected Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., about President Biden’s speech and what parts of his agenda she can get behind.
Biden Expected To Sign Flurry Of Day 1 Executive Orders: Drawing on his campaign promise to take action from Day 1 in office, President Biden is set to sign a slew of executive orders Wednesday — including several to reverse Trump administration policies.
Harris Makes History As 1st Woman Of Color To Become Vice President: NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Errin Haines, editor-at-large at The 19th, about Vice President Harris making history with her inauguration.
In New York, Some Pro-Trump Conservatives Ready For Fresh Start With Biden: In a conservative congressional district in upstate New York, some Trump supporters say they’re ready for a fresh start under President Biden.
Biden And Harris Sworn In At The U.S. Capitol: President Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn in Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol under heavy guard. Former President Donald Trump left for Florida before the inauguration.
The Latest On Inauguration Day Events: In his inaugural address, President Biden called for Americans to pull together to move past the crises facing the nation. NPR offers updates on Inauguration Day events.
‘Defend The Truth And Defeat The Lies’: Biden Moves Past Trump’s War On Media: President Biden called for Americans to listen to one another and to disagree on the basis of facts, obliquely invoking the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol as the cost of trafficking in lies.
President Biden Will Extend Student Loan Payment Freeze Through September 30: President Joe Biden plans to ask the Education Department to extend pandemic relief for about 41 million federal student loan borrowers through September 30th.
Special Coverage: Biden’s Inauguration Events: At the U.S. Capitol, Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president. NPR special coverage includes Lady Gaga singing the National Anthem, swearing in of Biden and Kamala Harris, and Biden’s speech.
Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline: This likely means the end of the $8 billion pipeline, a years-long project that would have carried oil sands crude from Alberta, Canada to the American Gulf Coast.
On Inauguration Day, Transfer Of Power Includes Handover Of Twitter Accounts: The Biden-Harris administration is inheriting a slew of institutional Twitter accounts, including @WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, @FLOTUS, @PressSec and a brand-new one: @SecondGentleman.
Biden Adviser Sees Local Answers To Boosting Mask Use, Speeding Up Vaccinations: For two of the biggest obstacles to curbing the pandemic, it won’t just be federal officials who will lead the way, says Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board.
World Leaders Express Hope As Joe Biden Is Sworn In As President: Leaders, former officials and citizens expressed optimism with the dawn of the new U.S. administration. China’s state news agency tweeted: “Good Riddance, Donald Trump!”
Biden Celebrates ‘Triumph’ Of Democracy In Inaugural Address: President Biden on Wednesday spoke to bringing the nation together in his first remarks as president of the United States.
‘The New Dawn Blooms’: Poet Amanda Gorman Recites ‘The Hill We Climb’: The 22-year-old composed a poem that acknowledges the recent insurrection attempt, but turns toward hope. America “isn’t broken but simply unfinished,” she said.
Inauguration Fashion Puts Spotlight On American Designers, Women’s Suffrage: The fashion choices represent a return to elevating American-made designs, and lift up both young designers and two designers of color.
Firefighter Leads The Pledge Of Allegiance, Spoken And In Sign Language: Andrea Hall, a firefighter and union leader from Georgia, recited the Pledge of Allegiance during President Biden’s inauguration.
WATCH: Biden Takes The Oath Of Office: Just before noon, Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th chief executive on West Front of the Capitol on the same stage that was stormed by insurrectionists two weeks earlier.
Vice President Kamala Harris Takes The Oath Of Office: Harris has officially become the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American to be vice president.
Officer Who Confronted Capitol Mob Is Escorting Kamala Harris To Inaugural Ceremony: Officer Eugene Goodman is credited with averting further bloodshed during the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Listen Live: Inauguration Day Special Coverage: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are becoming president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow the events beginning at 8 a.m. PT.
In D.C., A Traditional South Indian Welcome Awaits Joe Biden And Kamala Harris: With 1,800 pieces submitted by the public, volunteers are putting together a kolam, a traditional South Indian art form used as a sign of welcome.
Biden To End Trump Census Policy, Ensuring All Persons Living In U.S. Are Counted: President-elect Joe Biden is set to reverse Trump’s policy of excluding unauthorized immigrants from a key count that the Constitution says must include the “whole number of persons in each state.”
No Large Protests In D.C., On Morning Of Biden’s Inauguration: Some 25,000 National Guard members are in the city where insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol just two weeks ago.
Biden Prepares For Inauguration Speech And Workday: President-elect Biden prepares to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president. His team confirms this is a working day for him. He’ll sign a range of executive orders after he takes the oath of office.
Biden Attends Mass Before His Swearing In As Nation’s 2nd Roman Catholic President: The president-elect was joined by Vice President-elect Harris and a bipartisan group of congressional leaders at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
Trump Heads To Florida, Won’t Attend Biden Inauguration: When President Trump left the White House, he stopped by and spoke to reporters. He did not take any questions but he did thank the press. Trump later addressed supporters at Joint Base Andrews.
Trump Leaves White House, Biden Prepares For Swearing In: When President Trump left Washington aboard Air Force One, he only had a few hours left in office. At noon, he will again be a private citizen when President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office.
Nearly 200,000 Flags On National Mall Represent Those Who Cannot Attend Inauguration: The flags represent people from all 50 states, the five U.S. territories and Washington, D.C., who cannot attend because of the coronavirus pandemic and tight security in the nation’s capital.
Trump Leaves White House For The Last Time As 45th President: NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to members of the NPR politics team — Tamara Keith, Ron Elving, Scott Detrow and Franco Ordoñez — about Trump’s departure, which caps a tumultuous four years in office.
Trump Departs White House, With Capitol Riot Defining His Tumultuous Term: President Trump was impeached for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The violence and its aftermath will be an enduring symbol of his four years in the White House.
Mich. Gov. Whitmer: Biden, Harris Are The Right People At The Right Time: NPR’s Steve Inskeep and Scott Detrow talk to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, co-chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, about Joe Biden’s inaugural message of unity, and the divisions his team faces.
Biden Takes The Oath On Same Stage Where Rioters Swarmed U.S. Capitol: Precisely at 9 a.m. ET, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the nation’s 46th president. Chief Justice Roberts will lead Biden through the oath of office. Security concerns and the pandemic have altered events.
Trump Revokes Administration Ethics Rules On His Way Out The Door: Members of the Trump administration won’t have to wait five years before lobbying the agencies where they worked. Trump had been highly critical of former President Clinton for a similar reversal.
Biden Says He Wants To Unite America. He Might Find Unity Hard To Come By: As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country’s modern divisions didn’t begin and end with Trump.
Trump Baby Blimp Will Be On Display At British Museum: The Museum of London has acquired the famous Trump Baby Balloon, portraying the 45th president as a diaper wearing baby. Matthew Bonner made it ahead of Trump’s first visit to London as president.
Photos: Historic Inauguration Will Not Look Like The Past: Large crowds and parades have become hallmarks of presidential inaugurations but will be absent this year because of the pandemic and security concerns. Here’s a look back at earlier inaugural events.
Biden Becomes President A Year After 1st Confirmed U.S. COVID-19 Case: Since the first case, 400,000 people in the U.S. have died. NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of Biden’s COVID-19 task force, about the administration’s pandemic priorities.
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The Taliban delegation and a group of Afghan politicians in Tehran agreed during their meetings on Wednesday and Thursday that war was not the solution to the Afghan problem and that “a peaceful solution should be sought,” said a joint declaration with six articles.
The sides also agreed to hold talks in a "cordial atmosphere" on "issues that need further consultation and clarity, such as establishing a mechanism for the transition from war to lasting peace, and the agreed Islamic system and how to achieve it,” the declaration said.
The two sides decried attacks targeting “people's homes, schools, mosques, and hospitals, causing civilian casualties" and strongly condemned the destruction of public facilities and called for the perpetrators to be punished, it said.
The two-day meeting between the Taliban delegation and a group of Afghan politicians was held on Wednesday and began with an opening speech by Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister.
The Taliban delegation was led by the group’s negotiator, Shir Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai.
The group of Afghan politicians, led by former vice president Younus Qanooni, who travelled to Tehran from Kabul.
Other officials from Kabul included Karim Khurram, former chief of staff to former president Hamid Karzai, Ershad Ahmadi, a close aide of former president Karzai, President Ashraf Ghani’s adviser Salaam Rahimi, Zahir Wahdat of Hezb-e-Wahdat party and Mohammadullah Batash from Junbish party.
Meanwhile, Qatar's Special Envoy to Afghanistan who arrived in Kabul on Tuesday met a number of senior Afghan political leaders including former president Hamid Karzai to discuss how to expedite the stalled Doha peace talks.
Al-Qahtani also met with other senior political leaders including Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish and Mohammad Karim Khalili, the head of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami party.
In April this year, US President Joe Biden announced that all the American troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11.
Following the announcement, the Taliban escalated their attacks in various areas and dozens of districts fell to the group.
On Tuesday, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed in a statement that the US has completed “more than 90 percent” of its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
This follows the US and coalition forces pullout from Bagram Airfield, which for nearly 20 years was the largest US base in Afghanistan.
“As of July 5, Department of Defense has retrograded the equivalent of approximately 984 C-17 aircraft- loads of material out of Afghanistan and has turned over nearly 17,074 pieces of equipment to the Defense Logistics Agency for disposition," the release stated.
CENTCOM did not say how many US troops remain in Afghanistan. Between 2,500 and 3,500 were in the country when President Joe Biden announced in April that all US forces would withdraw by Sept. 11, according to reports.
About 650 troops are expected to remain to protect the US Embassy in Kabul, while others may be deployed to protect the capital’s airport alongside Turkish troops, according to reports.


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Finance of America Mortgage, a Blackstone Company, has signed a lease for 9,000 square-feet of space on the second floor of Rivulon’s newly completed 125,000-square-foot, four-story office building in Gilbert.
Thomas Title & Escrow also signed a lease for 4,000 square-feet of space in the building.
Rivulon is a 250-acre mixed-use development near Gilbert Road and Loop 202 that broke ground in late 2014.
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The $750 million business district will include 3 million square-feet of office space and 500,000 square-feet for retail and hospitality.

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If you're like me and follow hundreds of Instagram makeup artists for inspo and eye candy, you've probably scrolled past pictures of the BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Baked Eyeshadow Palette a handful of times. (If you haven't, you might be following the wrong people.) Every time I get to a picture of it on my feed (a.k.a. every day), I can't help but stop scrolling, throw the post a like, and ogle for a good minute or two. The shadows look exactly like planets, guys. As a lover of all things galaxy lately, how could I not be out-of-this-world mesmerized?
If you haven't heard of BH Cosmetics, I'll give you a little run down. They are the same company that collaborated with Ashley Tisdale for her makeup and brush line that launched earlier this year. Their products are superinexpensive—ranging from around $3 to $22—and they carry everything from chubby liner pencils to individual shadow palettes, brushes, and lipsticks. As far as the affordable element, at just $12, the Instagram-famous galaxy palette is no exception. The palette comes with 18 shadows, so that makes each of them less than a dollar (about 66 cents, to be exact). (As I've mentioned before, I didn't take the easiest math course in college for nothing, folks.)
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The solar system-like shades in the BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic Baked Eyeshadow Palette covers most of the ROYGBIV color spectrum. (It's just missing a true yellow and a neon green like in the new Urban Decay Full Spectrum Palette.) However, the intensely pigmented shadows are great for creating everyday looks with a shimmery twist or bold smoky eyes. Of course, each of them have universe-inspired names to fit the galaxy theme. Some of the colors even match their names, especially the planet ones. Earth is, of course, a sky blue with green under tones, and Mars (shout out to the Red Planet) is a metallic burgundy. My favorite shade in the palette, however, doesn't exactly fit it's name. I haven't seen an actual asteroid lately, so I can't confirm if it looks like the shade in the palette. According to BH Cosmetics, Astroid is an eggplant duochrome with a baby-blue shift. Accurate or not, I'm into it and get why this shade and the 17 others are popping on Instagram.

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- A Reflective Moment for August: Respect: To Look Again
- Poetry: “Blocks”, by James Daniel
- Rotation C Topic: Respect: How Are We Growing in Respect Toward Self and Others?
- ASCA Meeting Ongoing Education Moment: Our Partial List of Feelings
- Step Elaboration: Step 6
1. A Reflective Moment for August:
Respect: To Look Again
by George Bilotta, Ph.D.
Through my “Reflective Moment” piece for August, I want to explore with you some ideas concerning the notion of respect. What does respect mean? How can living respectfully enrich our recovery process and everyday lives? Many people would probably say something like: “Well, I know what respect is all about. I’m a respectful person.” But I wonder ….
When I look around, it seems to me that our world and daily lives are overshadowed by disrespect and thoughtlessness. I see people disrespecting themselves and others, as well as animals and the environment. Looking back on my day, sometimes I am embarrassed by my lack of respect. Step 6 notes that I shall respect my shame and anger. So, what does it mean to respect?
Respect—To Look Again
The term respect derives from the Latin respicere, meaning to look again. To respect, to be respectful, to behave respectfully and to value the virtue of respect involves a particular style of living, a deliberate stance towards life. This respectful way of living reminds and encourages us to look again and again. To look again suggests the opposite of scanning, staying on the surface or taking a quick look. By looking again, we challenge the attitudes and behaviors of our perpetrators. They viewed us as throwaway things that were undeserving of respect. Respectfulness reawakens a healthy way to look again and understand oneself and others with new eyes and clearer vision.
Respect—Looking Again for the Precious Heart
Within the specific behavior of looking again, what are we looking for? I think what we are looking for is the precious heart of oneself and the precious hearts of every person with whom we interact. The precious heart contains the core of oneself. The precious heart embodies our unique, wonderful, and special qualities as well as our potential and value as human beings.
In this way, to be respectful, to interact respectfully, and to value the virtue of respect consists of looking again, and looking again, and looking again some more, until we uncover and disclose the precious heart of oneself and others. The visual for this process consists of gazing through the outer shell of the body, looking directly into a person’s heart, and looking into our own heart as well. Looking again seeking the precious heart in oneself and others describes a unique way to live out our day. It is an intentional way of living.
Upon finding and seeing the precious heart to interact with respectfully, continues to deepen and mature in the form of appreciative dwelling. Appreciative dwelling permits us to linger with, to soak in, and to develop a fondness for the precious heart, whether it be one’s own heart or another’s heart. Respect that includes appreciative dwelling adds dignity to life. Dwelling appreciatively with the precious heart of oneself or others counters the disrespect, thoughtlessness, mean-spiritedness and perversity of our abusers. It supports us in viewing oneself and others in a balanced, fuller, and dignified light.
Difference Between Respect and Politeness
While looking again directly into the heart and dwelling appreciatively with the precious heart of oneself and others, characterizes the difference between being respectful and being polite. Being polite is a socially acceptable behavior and a tactful and often refined way to interact. Many people, however, mistake politeness for respect.
On the other hand, being respectful involves the heart. It looks again and again for the precious heart, that which is special and full of potential. Respect embraces a value system flowing from the heart that senses, draws out, and acknowledges the giftedness, the specialness, and the best that the oneself and others innately possess. Being polite is important socially. Living one’s life from a respectful stance, however, adds depth and dignity to our lives and the lives of others.
How do we cultivate a life full of respect toward oneself, others, and the things of the world? First, I think we begin by desiring and wanting the virtue of respect to be an essential part of our being. We understand and appreciate that living in a respectful manner will profoundly influence our recovery process and daily lives. Consequently, we end up valuing and desiring to incorporate the virtue of respect into all areas of our day.
It is like valuing ongoing education. We understand and appreciate how education can influence and improve our lives. Likewise, with respect. Living respectfully, looking again directly into the precious heart, adds quality to life. It enhances life. In this way, we individually contribute to making the world a better place.
Second, in some manner, we need to move toward making the virtue of respect a priority. It is like waking up every morning and consciously deciding to focus on cultivating the dynamics of respect throughout the day. With this type of intentional focusing and trying, we maintain a reflective mindfulness about looking again and looking again some more. Throughout our day, we deliberately seek the precious heart contained within oneself and others. We learn to gently hold, caress, and honor the precious heart.
It is like deciding to carry around a butterfly net as a reminder to always be looking for special butterflies. To nurture respect requires constant effort and concentration. It is an ongoing learning activity of looking again and looking again some more for the precious heart. The more we focus on this reflective activity of looking again, the greater our capacity grows to respectfully embrace, honor, and dignify oneself, others, and the things of the world.
Third, I think that trying to cultivate the virtue of respect is challenging. Many survivors were taught to disrespect themselves. They learned through their abusers to disrespect and take for granted others and the world around them. In a sense, we grew up with a steady diet of disrespect and disrespect’s various cousins, like rudeness, flippancy, inappropriate boundaries, disapproval, criticism, ungratefulness, disregard, insensitivity, indifference, withholding, mean-spiritedness, etc. To counter an attitude of disrespect, I think it is helpful to develop cues as constant reminders to look again, to always try to glimpse and dwell with the contents of the precious heart.
Fourth, I think innately, we value and want to live in a respectful manner both toward oneself and other people, as well as the things of the world. But we tend to forget. Our lives are busy and often rushed. We forget to constantly take a second and third look, to look again and again for the precious heart. Any kind of cue or token to gently remind ourselves to seek the precious heart by looking again and again will help foster a respectful way of being. In this way, we replace the blurry eyeglasses that our abusers placed on us, which distort how we look at oneself and others.
The Value of Respect
What value does living a respectful life offer to our recovery process and daily lives? First, just as childhood abuse negatively affected every dimension of the self, respectful living will steadily reverse much of this negativity. Second, respectful living promotes softness and gentleness. It transforms the harshness and intensity that accompany life’s daily activities. It reduces hecticness and confusion, replacing these with reflectivity and thoughtfulness.
Third, trying constantly to live a life full of respect, looking again at the precious heart of oneself and others increases our capacity to appreciate, to stand still in awe at the wonderfulness of self and others. It thus increases our self-esteem and builds our sense of self-worth (Step 16). In this way, we counter our belittled self-image, deformed through childhood abuse. By looking again and looking again some more, we slow down, stop, pause, and wonder. In this mode, we constantly rediscover and reshape our new self (Step 21).
Fourth, living respectfully adds a dimension of graciousness to our lives. When we mindfully try to interact respectfully, our bodies feel less stressed. We relax, let go, and surrender to life’s realities. Our minds invite alternatives. Our stance toward life and others is more welcoming and less rigid. Relationships seem less troublesome, more connected and fulfilling. Our emotions seem fuller and more accessible. The heart seems more generous and grateful. Life possesses increased meaning and fulfillment. Life feels worth living.
Fifth, respectful living adds to our perspective concerning the interconnectedness of all life. In turn, we seek to constantly rebalance our way of living and restore harmony to our lives, since daily living has a way of knocking us off balance. Respectful living is like an insurance policy guaranteeing rebalancing and harmony. In a sense, our abuser(s) threw our entire being off kilter. Respectful living counters this lopsidedness.
Finally, respectful living adds dignity to one’s life. Through respectful living, little by little, we increase our sense of self-worth. We nurture self-confidence. We contribute to our self-respect. We mature and grow in stature and value in our mind’s eye. Respectful living, looking again and looking again some more, pulls back and reveals the concealed mystery and wonder concerning who we truly are, i.e., our giftedness and grandeur as well as our incompleteness and frailty. Respectful living helps us to pause and wonder at the marvelous mystery of life and our place within the interconnectedness of our world.
Living respectfully will have healing incremental effects on our recovery process as well as our daily lives. Cultivating a style of respectful living requires desire, stick-to-itiveness, and a daily plan. Respectful living, as a disciplined and wholesome way of living, follows the preeminence of Stage One Remembering, i.e., telling our story over and over again. From my perspective, recovery from childhood abuse progresses in direct proportion to cultivating a respectful way of life by looking again and looking again some more for the precious heart within oneself and others.
by James Daniel, Copyright 2001
Red and white blocks
On a lawn of green plastic
Nothing to hurt me here
This is fantastic.
I build four walls
With nothing inside
Strong and secure
A good place to hide
I’ll let them do
What they will to my body
Go ahead, hit me
Go ahead, flog me.
They cannot hurt
That which they cannot see
I’ll keep myself safe
The part really me.
Locked up inside my head
These plastic walls
Don’t need any roof
’Cause the walls are so tall.
To block out the pain
My safe box inside
My skull keeping me sane.
Pulling these blocks apart
When there’s no threat
Years from now they’ll get
To pay off their debt.
I’d rather do more
But for now I’m too small
For now I’ll just make sure
These walls do not fall.
3. Rotation C Topic:
Respect: How Are We Growing in Respect Toward Self and Others?
For this month’s Rotation C Topic, your meeting might take up the topic of respect. As mentioned in the “Reflective Moment” article, part of respect is to look again and look again at the precious heart of oneself, others, and things of the world.
- What do you think would be the repercussions in your daily life if you purposefully tried to increase your capacity to respect, to look again at your precious heart?
- What do you think would be the obstacles that you would face in trying to increase your capacity for respect?
- What do you think would happen to your sense of self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem by intentionally focusing on increasing your capacity for respect?
4. ASCA Meeting Ongoing Education Moment:
Our Partial List of Feelings
The “Welcome to ASCA” handout contains a diverse list of feelings. Its placement within the handout and at the end of the Survivor to Thriver manual is meant as a tool to assist us in identifying and articulating our feelings. We often have difficulty naming the various feelings, especially uncomfortable feelings that we experience during an ASCA meeting, while working through the material in the Survivor to Thriver manual, or just in general throughout our day. We can sense the stirring within us but may not be able to associate a label or a word with what may be happening emotionally.
Since our feelings contribute to motivating and guiding our behaviors, increasing our capacity to locate and articulate our feelings can be most helpful. By slowly reviewing the words in our Partial List of Feelings and matching what you experience with each word, you can practice identifying the various feelings that come up. Using and adding to this list of feelings as an ongoing exercise can strengthen your emotional vocabulary, give voice to your feelings, and increase your comfort level with your feelings. Our feelings represent an aspect of who we are at any given moment. The more we can identify and voice our feelings, the more healthy control we have over our lives.
5. Step Elaboration: Step 6
(We continue the monthly Step series by George J. Bilotta, Ph.D. “Step Elaboration” augments the material provided within our Survivor to Thriver manual.)
Step 6: “I can respect my shame and anger as a consequence of my abuse, but shall try not to turn it against myself or others.”
Step 6 states that I can respect my shame and anger as a consequence of my abuse, but shall try not to turn it against myself or others. However, the section on Step 6 in our Survivor to Thriver manual does not address the topic of shame. The topic of shame is discussed later in Step 10, I am facing my shame and developing self-compassion. Yet, most of us have probably experienced the type of shame to which Step 6 alludes. Many survivors experience a profound sense of shame. Others experience varying intensities of shame that ebb and flow with life’s daily variables, e.g., stress, heartache, loneliness, a fast-paced work environment, an unreflective life style, the hassles of daily living, etc. Other survivors have significantly reduced their shame that originates from their childhood abuse.
Through this brief article, I want to explore with you some of my perspectives on shame and some ideas concerning how to go about rebalancing the shame in our lives. Shame is a burdensome experience. It squeezes the joy out of life. From my perspective, shame derives its hideous power through misapplying guilt. Retrospectively, guilt and shame may come about when we think back on our childhood. We may envision that we had more power and control over the abuse than reality attests. Thus, we may think that we could have prevented the abuse or at least reduced it. Our situation is further exacerbated since it is difficult for us to recall and experience our childhood vulnerability.
We may also feel guilt and thus ashamed through association. Many of us feel full of shame because we come from abusive backgrounds and families. Alternatively, the phenomenon of shame might be more of a philosophical problem than a sinking emotional feeling. We may feel shame because we strive to be something other than who we are. In this striving, we may experience shame because we sense that our true self is not good enough. Later in this article, I will explore this philosophical approach along with some concrete suggestions on how to go about correcting and rebalancing our sense of shame.
What is Shame? What Is Our Experience of Shame?
Shame could be described as a painful, mortifying, deflating, and lonely kind of experience that resonates throughout one’s being. The body feels stressed, tight, and uncomfortable. Some people experience a kind of cringing and collapsing, as well as a desire to be invisible. There could be a closing up, a closing down of the body, mind, and soul. The mind might be overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings of regret and remorse. The expression “full of shame” comes to mind.
Shame, like depression, seems to zap much of our enthusiasm for living. We feel exposed, transparent and vulnerable. Shame disrupts our process of fostering a positive self-image. It interferes with our movements to foster an emerging new self (Step 21). When we proceed with our daily lives from a shame-filled stance, looking out at life through shame-filled eyes, our hearts' capacity seems to diminish. We seem to be looking down rather than up. We seem less open to life. We tend to withdraw. We may view ourselves as inadequate, not good enough, defective, limited, lacking in substance. Misapplied shame obstructs us from asserting ourselves, honoring who we are, and feeling self-confident.
Shame Activated by Guilt
Shame may be activated by guilt. We misunderstand our feelings of guilt. We think we have done some kind of horrific wrong because we think we participated willingly and knowingly in destructive behavior. On some level, we sense that we were responsible for our abuse. When we were children and later as teenagers, however, we were not responsible for our abuse. The abuse was something done to us and against us by another person or persons. We were used and manipulated both physically and emotionally by power, force, and authority that was greater than us. A healthy person naturally feels ashamed when they feel guilty for doing something wrong. Concerning our childhood abuse, however, we did not do anything wrong.
Since we did not do anything wrong and were not responsible in any way whatsoever for our abuse, why do we sometimes feel guilty and ashamed? There seems to be a misunderstanding, a misinterpretation, and a misapplication that comes from a sense that one has done something wrong. In our struggle to maintain order and control, many survivors retroactively associate their present adult capacity for control and power with their childhood.
It is difficult to remember and to surrender to the reality that, as children and even as teenagers, we had no control or power over those who abused us. We were dependent upon them. We trusted them. They were physically bigger and stronger than we were. They were opportunistic and cunning. They had more experience in the world and knew how to manipulate the situation.
Why do we feel guilty and thus ashamed? It seems that in the bigger picture of our recovery story, we may not have gained sufficient perspective. That is, as adults, it may be difficult for us to return to and to reflect on our childhood vulnerability, such as not having control, not having any power over the person(s) who abused us. When we cannot re-experience our childhood vulnerability, we may misunderstand that as children we had no control and power. Any interpretation that implies that we had power and control as a child is an illusion.
This may lead to misapplying the idea that we could have changed the situation. This is often referred to as “magical thinking.” In other ways, we may believe that we were at least partially responsible, that we had at least a little input into being abused. This might be a familiar situation for survivors who recall experiencing some physical pleasure while being abused, for example, being sexually aroused, being touched, being treated special, etc. On some level, we may feel that we caused or contributed to the abuse in some way. We did not. We had no choice. We were manipulated and forced.
Guilt by Association
Our shame may also become activated through a sense of guilt by association. For example, we are associated with a particular family or group. Incest was perpetrated within this family. Physical beatings were regularly administered. Emotional abuse was continuously absorbed. This may describe your family. This is a group of people to which we belong and from which we came. One, two, or more people within this family or group are responsible for the abuse, overtly and covertly.
Being associated with and coming from such a family can raise a wide range of feelings. We might feel ashamed that we come from such an abusive family or from a father, mother, stepparent, etc., who was abusive. We might have been or continue to be fearful that others would discover that our family was so messed up, abusive, crazy, etc. We are, or were, ashamed of our families. We may be afraid that others will think less of us, reject us or think and feel differently about us because of the family from which we come.
Alternative Perspective on Shame
From a different point of view, shame could be discussed from a philosophical perspective. Philosophically, it could be proposed that the phenomenon of shame has more to do with our non-acceptance and our basic uneasiness with what it means to be a human being full of limits than being an adult survivor of childhood abuse. Part of the human condition is being imperfect, incomplete, fragmented, broken, flawed, etc. In general, most people resist and fight this notion of having limits. They refuse to accept the fact that to be a human being is to always be imperfect and incomplete. So, because they were abused and, in a way, broken, flawed, fragmented and think of themselves as incomplete, imperfect and limited, they end up feeling ashamed.
We live in a world in which most people seem to value being number one, the best, on top, winning, and achievement-oriented. Being average, regular, and ordinary is not good enough for many people. In such scenarios, we seem to minimize and deny who we are. In turn, we try to be more and different than who we are. This does not mean that we should not try to improve our lot in life, to grow, to develop our gifts and talents. When we forget who we really are, however, and try to reach for the stars, we usually get burnt. We promote a distorted sense of who we are.
Most people seem to want to be more than who they are. When we strive to be more than who we are, i.e., not accepting who we really are, perhaps ashamed of who we are, we expend much of our time and energy trying to impress. We try to project an impressive image in order to conceal our true selves, which we may be ashamed of.We do this through dress, expressing a certain attitude and stance toward people, the way we talk about ourselves and others, the way we might put other people down, through competition, winning at all costs, etc.
This trying to impress may be the difference between growing, developing, and enhancing our selves and skills and not accepting ourselves.When we are ashamed of who we really are, we will try to impress others as well as ourselves. We might impress by showing what we can really do if we try hard enough, work long enough, if we double our efforts, etc. We promote a false and artificial self instead of an authentic and congenial self.
In reality, we are survivors of childhood abuse. We have been abused emotionally, physically, and sexually. Being a survivor of childhood abuse is part of who we are. It is not the sum of who we are, but a part of who we are. It is part of our history and story of life. When we say, “Well, I am not proud of being a survivor or proud of coming from a family that perpetrated incest,” then we set ourselves up for the fall. Because we come from these kinds of family constellations, it is a part of us. We do not like it. We may want to get away from them. But when we deny our past in any way whatsoever, I think that we set ourselves up to experience guilt, shame, and feeling ashamed.
Also, from this philosophical perspective of shame, the experience of embarrassment seems to raise its ugly head. Shame becomes activated, perhaps when we become concerned about what other people will think or feel about us. We feel embarrassed that we come from an abusive background or family. Again, this type of embarrassment seems to stem from us not perceiving ourselves as good enough, not coming from the right kind of family, or the right side of the tracks. I think that there is a natural tendency for us to want to think and feel good about ourselves, our families, and where we came from. But when we start to deny where we come from, embarrassment begins to root and form our shame.
Again, I raise the question—what is this concern and worry over being an adult survivor of childhood abuse? Why do we feel embarrassed, ashamed, guilty that we were abused as children? I think, in part, it is the issue of wanting to be impressive, to impress oneself and others, which comes out of a stance that one is not fundamentally okay with the core of who one is as a human being. Impressing is a projection of illusion. In a way, we might be like birds and animals that tend to puff themselves up to look bigger than they really are, to be impressive as a defense or for mating, i.e., to be more desirable, like a peacock. For many people, it is the looks, the trappings, the appearances, and the projections that seem to count. So many people tend to discount and minimize the internal hidden core, the heart of who they really are.
So, perhaps from this philosophical perspective, it might help us to come to terms in a different way with our humanness. We are who we are. No excuses. We are survivors of childhood abuse. No apologies. We are human beings with many imperfections and flaws. There is no denying this. I wonder if we focused more on our human frailty, our childhood vulnerability, and our heart instead of our appearance, our trying to be impressive, that we would experience less guilt and shame concerning being adult survivors of childhood abuse. Besides, trying to impress usually just adds stress and confusion to our lives.
Other Correctives to Rebalancing Our Shame
Part of Step 6’s task of respecting our shame by not turning it against ourselves involves correcting and rebalancing ourselves. This corrective balancing could involve some or all of the following:
- Assert and confront ourselves by telling our story over and over again, i.e., always remembering, never forgetting, never denying that we are adult survivors of childhood abuse.
- To confront our abusers and conspirators when we deem that it will be helpful to our ongoing recovery process.
- Always hold the perpetrator(s) responsible for the abuse.
- Resist the illusion that, as a child or teenager, we had anything whatsoever to do with causing or encouraging the abuse.
- Embrace the core and heart of who we are as a human being, i.e., a good and genuine human being with many wonderful aspects and also many flaws.
- In turn, be reflective about expending any time or energy trying to impress either one’s self or others. It is truly a waste of resources. It only adds to our pile of denial that hinders more than helps our recovery process.
- There is a substantive difference between feeling ashamed, experiencing shame, and the reality upon which those feelings and experiences are based.
Feelings are neither right nor wrong, morally good nor bad. However, feelings do flow out of how we perceive and interact with the people, events, and things around us, both yesterday and today. By rigorously challenging our assumptions, we might be able to begin disassembling the perceptional basis upon which our experiences of shame and feeling ashamed stand.


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Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. reported adjusted EPS income of $0.20 per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of $0.17. It beat the average revenue estimate of $157.84 million.
Quoting Management: “We delivered another strong quarter of results reflecting our continued focus on profitable growth and increasing cash flow,” said Bob Currey, President and Chief Executive Officer. “With 1.8% growth in revenue and 5.8% growth in adjusted EBITDA, the results show we are delivering on the diversification benefits and synergy savings of the SureWest transaction as outlined when we announced the deal.”
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Sept. 30, 1999 (Minneapolis) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have found that some children whose symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorders were worsened by a common strep infection can be successfully treated with one of two procedures used for disorders of the immune system. The findings appear in the Oct. 2 issue of The Lancet.
OCD and tic disorders affect 1-2% of school-aged children and adolescents. Researchers know from previous studies that in a small number of children suffering from the obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviors typical of these disorders, symptoms suddenly get worse following a strep infection such as strep throat or a skin infection due to this bacteria.
The two procedures -- called plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin -- were both found by the researchers to lead to a significant improvement in these children. Plasma exchange involves removing some blood from the body and then transferring the blood back to the body after removal of substances that activate the immune system. Intravenous immunoglobulin is given through a vein and is a medication consisting of antibodies to help boost the body's immune system.
The thought behind the procedures, which are used for multiple medical conditions, is removing from the body what is causing the exaggerated response to the strep infection, and then giving back to the body what it needs to fight the infection appropriately.
"A few children [in the study group] were able to discontinue all psychotropic (behavior altering) medications after treatments," lead researcher Susan Swedo, MD, tells WebMD. Swedo, who is chief of pediatrics and developmental neuropsychiatry at the NIMH in Bethesda, Md., emphasizes that while all patients in the study already had OCD, tic disorders, or Tourette syndrome, most children with strep infections are not at risk for developing these disorders. "In fact, strep infections are very common, and strep-triggered neuropsychiatric disorders are quite rare," she says.
The researchers studied 30 children, aged 9-15, with severe, infection-induced worsening of OCD or tic disorders, including Tourette syndrome, in their study. Following complete medical evaluation, the children were randomly assigned to receive one of three treatments: plasma exchange, intravenous immunoglobulin, or placebo (saline solution). The active drugs were chosen because of their safety and effectiveness in a variety of childhood and adult diseases related to the immune system, according to the researchers.
Ratings performed one month after treatment showed that patients in both the plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin groups were much improved. And treatment gains remained one year afterwards, with 14 of 17 subjects "much" or "very much improved." In contrast, symptoms changed little in the children who received placebo.
On average, children now had good functioning in all social areas, according to Swedo and colleagues. In addition, the parents often reported that "my child's back to his old self again," and children reported that "things are a lot easier now," write the authors.
"The study also appeared to demonstrate that one of the treatments, plasma exchange, was more effective than intravenous immunoglobulin in reducing the severity of tic symptoms, and may be more effective in also reducing OCD symptoms and functional impairment. Both treatments appeared to be generally well-tolerated by youngsters, which is important in determining the overall acceptability of this form of treatment to patients and their families," John Piacentini, PhD, says in an interview with WebMD. Piacentini is associate professor-in-residence at UCLA School of Medicine and the director of the Childhood OCD and Anxiety Program, which is also in Los Angeles.
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Harvey Singer, MD, director of pediatric neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, presents his views about the study in an accompanying commentary. "Although potentially promising for the highly selected patient," these two therapies are not ready for routine use, he writes.


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Sheet Music and Tabs for Buffalo To. ormed in Boston in 1987, According to Songfacts, Buffalo Tom's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer Tom Maginnis. The band epitomized the rise of indie guitar rock in the 1990s, but unfortunately they had only limited commercial success, despite the consistently high quality of their records. While Buffalo Tom never 'officially' broke up, they took a seven year break, starting around 1999/2000. Don't Forget Me. Guilty Girls.
Every Little Thing" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their album Beatles for Sale, issued in the UK in December, 1964. The track is an early example of the Beatles' use of non-rock instrumentation on a recording, through the addition of timpani drum over the choruses.
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Producer – Buffalo Tom. Vocals, Bass, Guitar – Chris Colbourn. Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Percussion, Trumpet – Bill Janovitz. not your typical New West Records noisy pressing due in large part to an offshore pressing plant and distribution company outer sleeve is flimsy. Reply Notify me Helpful.
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- Copyright (c) – Scrawny Music
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Scrawny Music
- Licensed From – Scrawny Records
- Licensed From – Buffalo Tom
- Art Direction – Jeff Mellin
- Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
- Mixed By – Tom Polce
- Musician [Buffalo Tom] – Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn, Tom Maginnis
- Photography By – Stephen Dowling
- Producer, Written-By – Buffalo Tom
- Recorded By – Joe Tooley, Matt Tahaney
NotesNumbered edition of 500
#7 in the Q Rock And Soul Series
© & ℗ 2011 Scrawny Music (BMI)
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- Barcode: 7 46834 10501 5
- Rights Society: BMI

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