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In 2010, the US had its first Black president, Facebook hadn’t yet gone public, and people still thought I was a man.
The way I experienced these past 10 years as a trans woman almost mirrors the status of the trans community at large. I entered the decade ostensibly as a happily married man, trying to build my life and career while repressing my gender identity. Five years in, I found my true self through persistent self-exploration. And I’m now leaving the decade scared shitless.
Few marginalized communities have experienced such dramatic whiplash of fortunes over the course of the 2010s as trans people. Where once the public only had access to trans stories through traditional media coverage (that was rarely flattering), we exit the decade with trans people starring in regular roles on television and in film, and transgender journalists beginning to break through into the traditionally cisgender-controlled media apparatus.
This year, 24 percent of Americans reported having a close friend or family member who is transgender, according to a Public Religion Research Institute poll — that’s more than double the 11 percent who reported knowing a trans person in 2011.
Visibility has had an impact on our rights as well. In 2010, only trans people who could afford expensive surgery were able to legally change genders, and often the cisgender men who controlled psychology dictated that trans women must be attracted to men only in order to medically transition. Nonbinary people, meanwhile, were seldom given a thought even by some trans people. Now, just nine states require surgery in order to change gender marker on state IDs, while 13 states plus the District of Columbia allow nonbinary gender markers on IDs. The singular “they” was named 2019’s word of the year by Merriam-Webster.
We didn’t arrive at this moment overnight, though. The story of how we got to a point where centuries-old conceptions of gender are now being regularly challenged in popular culture begins and ends with the thing that we love to hate: the internet.
While the early internet of the 2000s established a way for trans people to connect with each other quickly and over long distances, the second wave of web progress — social media and YouTube — has helped trans people leverage visibility into substantial policy gains. But with that progress also came a conservative backlash and campaigns to discredit our basic human rights. The internet, and trans visibility at large, has devolved into a double-edged sword for the trans community. It’s a dynamic I am all too familiar with.
How we arrived at trans visibility
I don’t remember the name of the first trans person I ever knowingly met. But around 2011, I was working at a bank when a customer informed me that his daughter would be helping with his finances. He also warned me that his daughter was a little different.
“When my late wife was pregnant, we were in a car crash,” he explained. “So when my daughter was born, we thought she was a boy, but it turns out she wasn’t.” It was a sweet if inaccurate attempt at explaining his daughter’s gender identity.
The first time I met his daughter, I remember registering her trans identity. I had already been secretly reading any trans-related news I could dig up but was still feeling like an outsider to the language of the community. Despite having a million questions for her (that were really about myself), I didn’t say anything.
Over the course of increasingly frequent interactions, she never talked about her trans status, but I learned more about the rest of her life: She was a pilot and owned her own single-engine plane, flying into Maine from out of state on frequent visits to care for her aging father. She was the first trans person I had ever encountered outside of sensationalized Hollywood portrayals of deranged trans women. At the beginning of the decade, media attention was limited to the exploitative Jerry Springer episode or deceptive villain role in a movie. Trans people likely only existed in the back of the average cis person’s mind.
And then one day she opened up and thanked me for making her feel like a normal human. She said that she didn’t trust anyone else to help her at the bank because many had been dismissive of judgmental. It was a moment I’ll never forget — because it also started a long thaw of repression I had maintained for my own gender feelings. And yet, it would take several more years to work out whether and how to transition.
These years of questioning and exploration aligned with a series of high-profile trans people coming out. It was also when public consciousness on trans people and out issues starting to shift.
Chelsea Manning came out as a trans woman on the eve of her sentencing hearing in 2013, accompanied by a grainy black and white photo of her in a blond wig. While discussion of her crimes was highly politicized, for many Americans, Manning was the first trans person to receive wall-to-wall coverage in the 24/7 cable news cycle.
Then came Time Magazine’s “Transgender Tipping Point” cover featuring Laverne Cox in 2014. The magazine declared that the transgender moment had arrived, presenting trans rights as the next great civil rights struggle. Even after the “tipping point,” though, journalists and media still struggled with how to talk about trans lives and experiences.
“Anytime a transgender person would speak about their experiences in a talk show or a journalistic setting [before 2014], people felt that it was perfectly appropriate to ask detailed questions about our genitals, our bodies, our sex lives, surgeries that we’ve had, up to asking is whether or not we have orgasms. It was just the way things were,” Tyler Adams, director of transgender representation at the LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD, told Vox.
That media dynamic only began to shift after another pivotal Cox moment. In a 2014 interview, Katie Couric asked trans model and actress Carmen Carrera invasive questions about her genitalia and her transition. Couric’s next guest was Cox, who pointed out how Couric had been out of line. According to Adams, Cox was one of the first trans people to immediately push back on an interviewer’s inappropriate questions.
But that moment would be topped by the most public transition thus far: In 2015, Caitlyn Jenner appeared on a glamorous Vanity Fair cover. By the end of that year, most Americans were finally at least aware of the existence of a trans person.
The internet boosted trans visibility. At first, there were many positives.
In the background of all these high-profile transitions, a decade and a half of digital organizing had already been taking place, positioning the trans community for its moment in the sun. Since the trans community is relatively small, roughly only 0.6 percent of adults in the US, traditional local organizing was next to impossible outside of large cities like New York or San Francisco. For trans people, the internet became a critical revolutionary tool.
In the early 2010s, I was still closeted, with a wife and children. I didn’t access the local trans community where I lived in Maine, and I mainly used my Twitter account to follow soccer news. But around the middle of the decade, I first realized that I might need to transition and started following a handful of trans people.
Seeing them discuss topics that I was interested in, alongside trans issues or their personal transitions, was how I eased into accepting my own trans identity. Eventually, I started my own anonymous trans account, which initially was meant to document the tragicomedy of being a closeted trans woman, but it quickly became a place to take baby steps into expressing my authentic identity without suddenly jumping into real world situations.
“[The internet] was a game-changer as far as I’m concerned,” trans writer and activist Monica Roberts told Vox. “Unlike the ’90s, we now have real-time communication links where we can not only talk to each other nationally, but internationally and in an inexpensive way.”
According to Roberts, the early internet not only helped trans people organize politically, but also gave trans people access to transition resources and language to describe their gender identity on a massive scale. Starting with the rise of blogs in the early 2000s, trans people created internet spaces and conversations for their own survival. Roberts’s own blog, TransGriot, has been one of the most important sources of trans news, analysis, and activism over the course of the decade.
While trans people were discovering themselves and self-advocating over the web, the internet itself was going through a huge overhaul by 2010. The rise of YouTube and Tumblr allowed trans people to become content creators on their own, cutting out the cis media gatekeepers that long held sway over how trans people were perceived within society. Adams told Vox that trans young people have been “able to go onto YouTube and develop these really strong relationships with trans content creators who talk about their transitions, because they’re interactive in a way that mainstream media is not.”
While relatively well-known YouTubers like Gigi Gorgeous or ContraPoints announced their transitions on their channels, other smaller content creators on the medium centered their trans experiences. YouTubers like Kat Blaque, a Black trans woman, struck an interesting balance between speaking to trans issues on their channels while also offering a broader assortment of content.
For me, it was a steady mix of YouTube, Reddit, and other internet forums that eased my transition-related anxiety. One result of anti-trans propaganda is that, even for trans people, it’s hard to trust that treatments like surgery or hormones will produce the results you want. Seeing before and after photos on transition timelines of other trans people helped me conceptualize how hormone replacement therapy would work on my own body and appearance, and I eventually took the plunge.
But it wasn’t just trans people watching trans content creators — cis people were paying attention as well. According to Adams, some of the most valuable trans educators on YouTube became those who had appeal in other areas besides leading a trans life.
“People who aren’t able to get into a writers room in Hollywood, or who are not journalists, can create a cool platform on social media that extends out past the trans community and [appeal to] other people who don’t know someone who’s transgender in their life,” Adams said. Those cisgender people “are able to learn something about us because they follow someone on social media who has a smart and intelligent voice — that is a way in which I think social media can help change public attitudes about transgender people.”
Along with changing public attitudes and more awareness came initial gains in trans rights. First and perhaps most importantly, trans people in the US gained the ability to change their gender on their passports without surgery in 2010. In a time when most states still required surgery for trans people to have identification matching their lived gender, loosening the passport requirement allowed thousands of people to have accurate government ID to be able to apply for jobs and housing, cross borders, vote, and even buy alcohol without outing themselves as trans to perfect strangers.
Then in 2014, President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act barred insurance companies from excluding people with preexisting conditions — among them people with gender dysphoria. Before that, trans people with a gender dysphoria diagnosis often couldn’t access health insurance at all.
The Obama administration also barred insurance companies from making blanket exclusions on trans-related health care, opening the door for thousands of trans people to medically transition who couldn’t previously afford it. It also pressed for more trans-friendly school and anti-bullying regulations, and sought to create a safer prison environment for incarcerated trans people.
Thanks to Obama, and the sudden societal shift towards trans acceptance, I believed I would be transitioning into a more tolerant world than the one tread by my trans predecessors. The internet had been crucial in paving the way for easier trans lives through social change and policy reforms. But a new threat was looming in the background, and it was also feeding off the internet beast.
Midway through the 2010s came the serious backlash to trans visibility
After the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that same-sex couples could legally marry, the religious right seemed poised to lose the so-called “culture wars.” The biggest LGBTQ fight in legislatures and courts until then had resulted in a devastating loss for religious and cultural conservatives. But instead of packing up and going home, the far right simply shifted their focus to a new, more vulnerable group — trans people.
That effort kicked off in earnest in 2015, mere months after Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover and the Supreme Court’s landmark Obergefell ruling, in a Houston referendum over the city’s LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance. Focusing on the law’s public accommodation protections allowing trans people to use bathrooms according to their lived gender, conservatives seized upon a narrative that trans women are really just creepy men who didn’t belong in women’s restrooms. “No men in women’s bathrooms” became the latest right-wing rallying cry as conservatives melted down over the prospect of a society that might become slightly easier for trans people to live in.
“There is an inevitable backlash against progress,” said Roberts, who lives in Houston and saw the referendum battle in person. “The conservative movement has this major feature — they always have to have an enemy to organize around.”
Though one prominent conservative would later admit that the bathroom predator narrative was based on a total myth, the Houston campaign became an early turning point in the political battle over trans rights. The following year would see North Carolina enact its now-infamous “bathroom bill” requiring trans people to use the restroom denoted by their original birth certificate in all publicly owned buildings, which included schools. Through it all, the internet was a powerful messaging and recruiting tool for the anti-trans activist movement.
It also had the desired effect of making trans people second guess whether to appear in public spaces. Around the time of North Carolina’s bathroom bill, I went to the local mall wearing a little makeup, a horrid wig, and a women’s top and jeans. I was a nervous wreck.
Due to a design quirk, the door for the family restroom was inside the women’s room. I walked inside and tried to quickly jerk the door open, but it didn’t budge. The noise drew the attention of about a half-dozen women washing their hands. My face flushed with embarrassment and fear. One mom, who was there with her little girl, chuckled and told me the same thing had just happened to her moments earlier. I half-smiled in response, not daring to use my voice while quickly sliding into a stall to do my business. Even though that woman was kind to me, growing anti-trans sentiment had put me on edge.
According to Brennan Suen, who analyzes LGBTQ media coverage for Media Matters, fear is the key factor that makes trans content go viral on social media. Where once fear of trans progress was based in part on the bathroom predator myth, it has since evolved to worries of people about trans athletes taking away athletic opportunities or trans people trying to recruit and “trans” children with irreversible medical procedures.
Trans people have “become so visible in the last 10 years, even though the community has always existed,” Suen told Vox. “It feels new to people, even if it’s not, and that is an area that is fruitful for the right to take advantage of — because when you don’t understand something and it seems strange or a little bit scary and then you’re being fed more information that is scary,” you tend to believe it.
The existence of trans people presents a fundamental threat to the gender hierarchy pushed by cultural and religious conservatives. Many Christian fundamentalists envision a particular family structure where God looks over the patriarch of the family, who is responsible for protecting and providing for his wife and kids. The mother of the family is responsible for managing the home and producing Christian children, while children must be obedient to their parents.
Raised by lenient Catholics, I too went along with gendered expectations into adulthood, mainly because I just thought that’s what a person was supposed to do. I waited to meet the love of my life to have sex. We got married, we had kids, we bought a house and moved to the suburbs. By all outside accounts, I had a good, normal life. But it didn’t feel like my life to me. The bright moments were dulled, as if felt by another person entirely.
Then I started to explore my identity. Eventually, I told my wife everything — my dysphoria as a child, how I had locked away my female side when she asked me to at age 18, how I had tried to take my own life.
I remember she and I holding each other as it became clear that things were ending. She kept asking me why. Why did I have to do this? Why did I have to do this to her? And the truth is, I never really had an answer that made sense. Nonetheless, I knew it was something I had to do for my own survival. I hit a point where I couldn’t spend another day as “him.” It physically hurt to go on. So I let him go.
Giving up my gendered spot in society has come with difficult repercussions. The little house on a hill in Maine is gone; my ex-wife and kids are no longer in my daily life. I live in a city again, by myself. It’s hard, but at least I can feel again. The good moments are sweeter, and the bad moments are sharper.
Cultural sexism — ingrained in all of us on some level — has been at the core of the conservative backlash against trans rights over the last half-decade, so it didn’t take long for far-right conservative groups to quickly spring into action to drive social fear of trans progress. In 2015, the Family Research Council developed a document that spelled out how religious conservatives should respond to the trans rights movement — and then it found its most critical partner the following year.
The election of Donald Trump was a key turning point in the conservative war on trans rights. He helped put FRC’s anti-trans plan immediately into motion; a month into office, he rolled back Obama-era guidance aimed at protecting the educational experience of trans students. Since then, the Trump administration has engaged in a widespread campaign across virtually every federal government agency to repeal or outright erase trans rights and people from government documents.
Among the administration’s efforts: banning trans troops from serving in the military, petitioning the Supreme Court to roll back employment protections under Title VII, proposing a rule to undo Affordable Care Act nondiscrimination protections for trans patients, allowing federally funded shelters to bar trans people from homeless shelters consistent with their gender identity, and requiring prisons to house trans prisoners according to their assigned sex at birth.
By the tail end of the decade, the culture war was successfully killing trans rights, and the targets were both sweeping and personal.
The far-right crusade against trans people rages on
Behind the conservative backlash is a vast right-wing network of media, social media, and online gathering places for anti-trans activists, all devoted to spreading misinformation. Far-right website Breitbart regularly puts out headlines out like “Transgender: Prediction of Malpractice Lawsuits for ‘Gender-Affirming’ Doctors.” Meanwhile, forums like Mumsnet, which began as a community message board for British mums, have become havens for transphobic comments and harassment. Other conservative outlets and anti-trans web forums try to push false information about trans-affirming medical practices under a veneer of “reasonable concerns.”
Online harassment is particularly concentrated on trans people through social media. Any trans person who receives public attention, even for non-trans related news items, is likely to face a torrent of online abuse in return. And it’s often organized behind the scenes through various anti-trans web forums and Facebook groups.
Early on in my journalism career, pretransition pictures of myself with my young children were posted and mocked on the “GenderCritical” subreddit, a gathering place for self-proclaimed feminists who oppose trans rights. I’ve since been doxed on other online forums and face a near-daily drumbeat of transphobic comments on my Twitter account. I’ve come to accept this as the necessary cost for being a trans journalist who covers trans issues.
Media Matters’s Suen said the rise of online anti-trans sentiment can be traced to the merging of the US right wing with British anti-trans feminists, which have formed an alliance to specifically target trans people with online harassment and misinformation. One particularly pernicious theory that’s been latched onto by those opposing trans rights is the concept of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria.” In 2018, Brown University researcher Lisa Littman published a survey of parents purporting to investigate transness in adolescents as being caused by social contagion.
The theory, in essence, claims that young people are being incorrectly convinced that they are trans through reading Tumblr blogs or watching YouTube videos about being trans. While Littman never spoke to trans children themselves to form her theory, she concludes that there may be a new type of gender dysphoria being spread through social media and peer pressure. Her study has since been heavily revised following critique from trans people and the wider scientific community.
Ironically, it’s trans visibility that forms the basis for the theory of “rapid-onset gender dysphoria.” According to Suen, Littman correctly cites evidence of growing numbers of trans adolescents presenting at gender clinics as evidence of a possible new type of gender dysphoria diagnosis. But it’s likely Littman is really just seeing the inevitable result of a commensurate growth in trans youth visibility — children more comfortable to express their gender identity because of trans YouTube creators and reality shows like I Am Jazz, about the life of young trans girl Jazz Jennings, who transitioned at age 5.
Despite relatively little scientific and academic grounding, “rapid-onset gender dysphoria” has become part of a full-fledged media narrative, especially within right-wing and British media. Over the past few years, the theory has been discussed deeply in the pages of the Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, and many other far-right blogs in part because numerous online anti-trans spaces have popped up in recent years to push conspiracy theories about the trans community and trans health care.
According to Suen, it’s up to the media to pushback on anti-trans disinformation campaigns in a more substantial way than they are currently. “Mainstream media has a responsibility to not just treat [trans people] with dignity, but to give accurate information,” he said. “The big issue here is that the conversation on the right is extremely loud and it is very often factually incorrect… There’s a true public health crisis that can arise from allowing the right to dominate the conversation.”
Though the financial state of media, and specifically LGBTQ media, is currently fairly grim, there has been a substantial change in the way mainstream media has covered trans issues. Katie Couric’s 2014 interview with Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox came just months after the publication of “Dr. V’s Magical Putter,” by now-defunct sports outlet Grantland, in which a cisgender male journalist investigated the creator of an allegedly high-tech putter, and then discovered that its creator, Essay Anne Vanderbilt, was a trans woman.
Rather than pausing to consider the implications of revealing that information to the public, the writer and editors pressed on, and Vanderbilt herself ended up taking her own life just weeks before the story was published. Grantland ran it anyway, not putting it together that their reporting probably contributed to the woman’s death. An overwhelming backlash from the trans community made a lot of high-level editors realize that they needed more trans perspectives in their work.
My own writing career started shortly into 2016, and I was definitely a beneficiary of a media industry looking for more trans voices. What started with self-published essays about my own transition turned into reported pieces tied to trans news like North Carolina’s bathroom bills. From there, I challenged myself to do more and more complex reporting about the gains in rights we experienced in Obama’s final year, followed by the sudden impact of Trump’s anti-trans agenda.
The past several years have felt a bit like those first few years after graduating college: I’m learning how to adult in a new gender, in a new career, and doing it all in a new city. I find myself at peace with the life I’ve left behind to live the life I needed to live. I am filled with equal parts hope and trepidation for the next chapter.
As trans people enter the new decade, many of us also find ourselves and our rights on knife’s edge. Trans issues have hit the Supreme Court for the first time, with a case that could determine trans employment rights for a generation. Then there is the 2020 election, which could determine whether our rights will be further eroded or finally protected.
In the meantime, the internet is now the battleground on which we fight — against hate, against intolerance, against disinformation. But mostly, we fight for the right to exist in our own bodies. In the past decade, we have proven we are capable of taking a political punch and remaining on our feet. The trans community is stronger than we know.
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summary: When Bonnie Bennett loves, she loves with her whole heart and soul. And Damon Salvatore has never felt more blessed.
pairings/characters: bamon (what am i going to write? delena?), mentions of steroline, enzo
disclaimer: I disclaim.
warnings: Some anti-Elena here. Also featuring Enzo the Bamon Fanboy.
notes: I get the feeling that when Bonnie loves, she loves with everything she has. And she loves all of you. She loves all the good and the bad. She doesn't try to make you change, she just asks you to try.
Dedicated to many members of the Bamily out there-MidnightStorm6593, Esmeralda312, TracyLaurenCook, DamonsGrimoire, addictedtobamonandkian4lyfe, and so many more. Even though it's probably never going to happen, I just wanted to express how much I love all of you amazing people.
'i'll be waiting for you
here inside my heart
i'm the one who wants to love you more
you will see i can give you
everything you need
let me be the one to love you more'
-'to love you more', celine dion (although i recommend lea michele's version)
He felt something the first night that he saw someone pass through her.
Something that he couldn't really pinpoint. Something that he couldn't understand. It frightened him more than anything he had ever felt and that was saying something.
It frightened him that he cared.
He stands, frozen, as he watches the multitude of souls begin to pass through her. The way her beautiful face contorts in agony, those green eyes that fill up with tears of pain, her hands clutching her stomach-
What has he done?
He stares as those green eyes swim into his subconscious. Those green eyes that offered him so much so many times. But blindness had taken everything from him.
Hold on, Damon. Those eyes and that gentle voice urge him. Just hold on.
He barely feels Enzo's hands on his shoulders, saying those same words, asking him to hold on. To fight it.
He holds on.
His hands clench down around his brother's throat, choking and squeezing until the last drenches of life begin to ebb away into the cold winter night.
His fangs are at their fullest length. He rears his head back.
It takes him a second before he realises that word had been spoken.
"Damon, stop it."
His head turns to the side, finding a pair of green eyes that urge him to let it go.
Let go of the pain and the hatred.
Find something new in the darkness. A bit of light to hold onto.
His hands fly away from his brother's throat and he catches him before he hit's the ground in the a pile of limbs. He tears into his wrist and presses the bloodied edge to his brother's lips, silently urging him to just take a little.
When the first bit of life begins to stir underneath closed eyelids, a sigh of relief escapes his belly and his mouth opens to thank her.
But she's gone.
"I love you, Damon. I want to come home."
He stands there staring at this woman who he had wanted for so long. Who he had wanted to possess. Who he had fought dirty for.
And feels nothing.
"Thank you for saving me."
She brushes a lock of chestnut hair out of her eyes, gazing up at him like he had suddenly sprouted antlers.
"Excuse me?" she says softly.
He shakes his head, giving her a look that feels so soft and gentle and so alien to his own face that he nearly gives himself a headache.
He jumps slightly when he realises that she is standing right beside him, having been so absorbed in his own thoughts that he didn't even hear her approach.
She doesn't say a word as she places a thick book on the table in front of him. Her fingers brush against his a bit longer than he is used too and their eyes stay locked even longer.
She leaves again without a word, her footsteps nearly silent against the hard wooden floor of the nearly deserted Grille.
He watches her go, his hand still tingling from where she had touched him.
He then glances down at the book in front of him.
The Great Gatsby.
He flips open the cover and recognizes her handwriting on the inside.
You once told me that this was your favorite book.
You're welcome and...thank you. For everything.
He leaves Mystic Falls the next day, a duffel bag full of clothes and one lone book resting in the backseat of his Camaro.
A lonely early spring morning, a message blinks across his phone.
When she turns 21, she finds a wrapped box and a bottle of scotch sitting on the backseat of her car. A note is taped to the top of the box in a familiar script.
There. Now you can drink legally.
By the way, I think this book will be to your liking.
She eagerly rips off the paper to find a grimoire.
Not just any grimoire.
Her grandmother's personal grimoire.
Hot tears brim in her eyes. She swallows back a small sob, allowing one tear to slip down her cheek and fall onto a page. Her fingertips caress the very old parchment, the Latin words gazing up at her like small children in a kindergarten class.
She comes to a page that has been dog eared. Her eyes skate over the words and her heartbeat begins to quicken.
It can't be.
Qetsiyah said it wasn't possible.
But then again...
He watches with a smile as the light begins to flash from her fingertips.
You are hereby invited to the nuptials of Stefan Antonio Salvatore and Caroline Isabel Forbes.
"I know it's stupid giving you an invitation since you are the maid of honor but I wanted to make all of this official."
Bonnie laughs lightly, smiling down at the beautiful invitation in her hands. Embossed golden letters grin up at her as well as Stefan and Caroline's matching beams from their engagement picture. A blessed day and a blessed event.
She listens as Caroline continues to babble away about the ceremony. About the flowers, the church, the Grille where the reception would take place, everything was definitely ready.
"...And Matt finally got his suit. I was surprised that Stefan asked him to be his best man, I thought -, Bonnie are you okay? Hey! Earth to Bonnie!"
Caroline's aquamarine eyes are gentle as she peers into her best friend's face.
"What's going on? You seem so out of it," Caroline says inquiringly.
Bonnie shakes her head, managing a smile that is fake even to Caroline.
"Sorry, Caroline. My mind is somewhere else right now."
"Are you thinking about Damon?"
That gets her attention.
"What? How could you think - is it really that obvious?"
Caroline gives her a smile that is more teasing than anything else. "Come on, Bonnie. I am your best friend. You really think I wouldn't notice this little pen pal thing you have got going on with him?"
Bonnie sighs, glancing down at her fingers. She looks back at Caroline underneath lowered eyelids, trying her best to hide the rise of heat in her cheeks.
"I care about him and I don't know why," she whispers. "I don't want too. I don't want anything to do with him but -"
"You feel tethered to him," Caroline says. "You have always had a connection with him."
"Why is that?" Bonnie asks. "Why me?"
"I don't know," Caroline replies.
Then Bonnie asks the million dollar question.
"Why aren't you ripping me a new one about this?" she asks.
Caroline leans her head down, forcing Bonnie to meet her eyes. "I trust you," she says. "I don't care for Damon. Okay, I hate him. But I trust you," she repeats.
"So you're taking this whole thing on trusting me?" Bonnie asks. "But what about -?"
"Elena?" Caroline finishes. Bonnie can't ignore the flash of darkness in her friend's eyes. "I don't trust her. Or her choices."
"She made the same choice," Bonnie asks, glancing back down at her entwined fingers.
"For the wrong reasons."
"If you can't make up your mind, then flip a coin."
Damon winces, his hand tightening around his glass.
"Bonnie will be there."
The glass begins to crack.
"Hey, easy there tiger."
"What the hell business of it is yours?" Damon snaps, glancing up at Enzo.
"Hey, you came into my bar and told me this," Enzo says, holding up his hands in surrender. His lapis lazuli ring catches in the sunlight that dances through the window. "I'm just offering advice."
"Nah, real advice. It's obvious that you've got it bad for this girl so go get her."
Damon sighs, taking a long draft from his glass.
"She's got her magic back. She'll blast me to kingdom come."
"Then everything will be back to normal," Enzo chuckles. He suddenly digs into his pocket, unearthing a quarter. "Hey, if it's tails, you stay here and drink yourself to death. Heads, you go get your girl and stop whining to me about your loveless and miserable existence. Comprende?"
Damon can't ignore the way his heart begins to speed up as Enzo tosses the coin into the air.
He catches it cleanly, flipping it over without looking at it, and laying it flat on his palm.
His heart drops.
"No, I lied. It's heads."
Bonnie is actually quite relieved that she managed to talk Caroline into a small wedding. The original blow out was going to cost a fortune, and it would have been so big and outlandish that she wouldn't have been surprised if a bunch of drag queens showed up asking where the party was.
This wedding was the June wedding that Caroline had always wanted. Maybe fifty people were there, with a live acoustic band and so many flowers that it was a sea of color.
She was the only bridesmaid while Matt was best man. Nobody named Gilbert was on the guest list. An Original or two did pop up on the guest list but Bonnie could handle that.
She couldn't shake that hope that Damon would show up.
The ceremony went off without a hitch. The vows were actually so beautiful that she found herself getting misty-eyed, but then again, she always cried at weddings.
Stefan and Caroline were practically joined at the hip through the next six hours. The reception went well into the night and the golden twinkle lights danced around the Grille almost like they were enchanted. Not that anyone noticed.
"You do nice work."
She doesn't even bother to jump because her hopes had been answered.
"I think everyone has too much alcohol in them to notice real twinkle lights," she whispers.
"You're a regular Hermione Granger."
"Caroline finally got you to read those books?"
"She forced me at gunpoint."
When Bonnie finally turns her head, she is amazed at what she sees.
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Before she even has the chance to laugh, she is being swept off her feet and practically carried out to the dance floor.
He doesn't leave her side the whole night. Not like she would have let him anyway.
They fight. They fuck. She flattens him with several aneurisms. He flashes his fangs at her.
And they love each other with a passion and a power that neither of them have ever felt before.
Nah, she never forgives him for all the crap he has pulled in the past. But she does get past it.
When Bonnie Bennett loves, she loves with her whole heart and soul. She loves all the stupidity, the insecurities, the selfishness, and the anger. She loves all of it.
And Damon Salvatore has never felt more blessed.
To the rest of my wonderful Bamily, I dedicate this to you.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend.


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I've kept small snail tanks before but I harvested them for feeding my puffers. The Loaches hunted down and ate the lot, small adult pest snails. They can be beneficial in small numbers, and help to keep your tank clean and tidy. Here are a few things you need to consider if you want to control snails in your fish tank and keep things safe and healthy for your fish: There are a few fish that will happily munch up the pest snails in your tank. Their long and skinny snouts allow them to dig through the shells of the snails. They also like getting into confined spaces. Not sure how they survived, but they did! The problem is the snails can lay eggs in places you may not be able to reach. The trace amounts of copper from the pennies kills the snails and does not affect the fish. I hope I’ve helped you learn a thing or two about how to manage them. Most alarming is how the slime net of vermetid … Whether it’s substrate, a filter, or decoration, snails or their eggs can catch a ride on basically anything. I had algae then used your tips and tricks and now I don't have any more algae. So, if you happen to find snails in your aquarium. Ah yes, I’ve had these guys in my every tank I’ve ever owned … well except my current aquascape, surprisingly. By Marisa_C [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. I've also included a shortlist below. Usually, snails get into a new tank as eggs or as adult species brought together with tank plants, decorations or when removing fishes. I noticed a bunch of egg sacs one day and thought it was OK since there were only 7 original snails. In fact, the main item on the menu for Assassin Snails is other snails. There is really no reason to maintain a snail tank unless you intend to harvest them as food for your fish. Great article. Yoyo loach on the lookout for some food.4. Click the Green Support Button, All About Pest Snails in the Planted Aquarium, There may have been a time when you bought or received. Another tactic to get rid of some of these aquatic mollusks is through manual removal. This is why it is best to keep your snail population to a minimum, and don't breed them unless you have a use for them. These ponds could be teeming with snails. There are several methods you can use to reduce the population of pest snails in your aquarium. For smaller tanks, pea puffers love going after snails. Do snails attack fish at all? You can also make sure you don’t add any excess water or material from bags when you add new fish to your tank. One of the reasons why these mollusks are commonly called “pests” in the aquarium hobby is because of their, Many types of snails lay eggs with each egg sac containing. But, if you help out a little by removing the snail from the shell, your fish ought to gobble it up. Believe it or not, those little snails actually do some good in your tank. And i insinst: Amazing writing. Click here for a safe and easy guide on how to bleach dip plants. … That includes critters we consider pests. Most of the times there are either snails or snail eggs stuck to aquarium plants that you add to the tank. You may find it useful. Ramshorn snails have been in the aquarium hobby longer than almost any other type of snail. And, if you intend to discard and destroy the snails it is far better for them to have a quick demise rather than a long, drawn-out death. there are snails in every spot of the aquarium you look at! Eric is an aquarium enthusiast with over two decades of experience caring for a wide array of tropical fish. Assassin Snail This aquarium snail is a bit interesting because it’s carnivorous. 2. The problem is, except for a few mentioned above, they can’t manage the shells. Finally, the best way to get snails out of the aquarium is to prevent them from even getting there in the first place. Sidthimunki are fun fish to keep but they will need a piece of driftwood to live under. But even the most attentive aquarists have snails … They are peaceful creatures that do more good than bad. You’re going to have to get your hands dirty. Since most of these species are so small, they can crawl into cracks and crevices in the tank that fish would be unable to get into. I just have a bare tank for them what should I add in it for the snails? The information I'm about to present will only make you mad at me and possibly the world as a whole. They help add great color, variety, and beauty to any aquarium, given their beautiful color forms that include golden, brown, white, purple, black, and blue. For now these lil foos will stay in my tanks, Thanks for the article. If your aquarium suffers from trumpet or bladder snail pests, the Dwarf Pufferfish will be of great help. Especially during the cycling phase, an increasing snail … To be frank I do not have any idea as to what I am going to do with these snails. But, as you sit back and admire your work, you notice something strange. What’s neat is that these fish are more than just snail … #1 — Zebra Loach. In fact, Dwarf Pufferfish owners often resort to feeder snails as a treat for their … These ponds could be teeming with snails. Snails had taken over. This article will answer all those questions and more! There’s also the assassin snail, a carnivorous snail that will feed on other snails. - The bare tank is fine, but it does need filtration and it can't get too cold. When shipping live plants, the plants will normally be kept sealed in a plastic bag to maintain moisture throughout their trip. Click here to learn more about the importance of water changes. Some snails are nice to have in your fish tank, but when their population explodes it is bad news. Once you spot one snail in the tank, in many cases it won’t be long before it seems like there is an abundance popping out from every corner. This means a single snail would be able to reproduce solely on its own by basically cloning itself! These are the most common snails you’ll encounter, and they breed like crazy. This is largely due to how the snails or snail eggs hitch rides into tanks through live plants. 3. SHIPPING MAY BE DELAYED 1 BUSINESS DAY DUE TO COVID - THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING! I've never added them on purpose either, but I've had a few around! A few weeks or months pass by, and suddenly there are snails in every spot of the aquarium you look at! How do you get rid of pest aquarium snails? It is a constant effort to physically remove the snails as best you can. The snails came out almost immediately. ! I once had a single ramshorn snail in a 55-gallon tank, who presumably hitchhiked in on a plant. Types of Pest Snails in an Aquarium The typical types of pest snails are: Tadpole or Pond Snails These are the most common snails you’ll encounter, and they breed like crazy. Eric Dockett (author) from USA on October 20, 2016: Hi Rini. Dwarf Chain Loaches, Botia sidthimunki are small and will eat pest snails. Depending on the size of the tank and its inhabitants, are well-known for eating snails! Eric Dockett (author) from USA on April 17, 2020: @Rassberry - Thanks for the kind words. Their digging also churns the substrate up a bit, preventing it from becoming anaerobic. They have small, rounded shells and grow to about the size of a pea. The appear all the sudden, thrive for a couple of months and then they vanish. Those snails aren’t going to leave on their own. When buying live plants, ensure they are pest-free by quarantining them or performing a bleach dip. You have so much information in this article. Lastly, removing dying plants or leaves will also aid in this conquest. No fish yet, so I’m guessing I’m in the best position to deal with them now. I don't know much about pond care, but I assume the same principles apply. But, if pest snails get out of control in your fish tank you have to take action. Like pond snails, they are prolific breeders, but they are live-bearers who don’t lay eggs. This goes for their eggs as well. Ramshorn a little slower than pond snails. Check out the Qanvee Gravel Vacuum Siphon for easy vacuuming during water changes. Any specific thoughts for removal under these circumstances? What you need to do to keep snails, whose populations are rapidly increasing due to overfeeding and rotting plants, under control. You do need to keep a group of at least 6 but they are smaller than Yo-Yo's who should also be kept in a group. Many people view them as pests because of their ability to arrive in tanks uninvited and their prolific reproductive rates. Thanks for such valuable information. Tissue culture plants are as clean as you can get and are guaranteed to have no snails, algae, or pesticides. If you are the squeamish type or some kind of radical animal activist, you’ll want to skip ahead to the next section. Most pest snails reproduce by laying clutches of eggs. They lay eggs in gelatinous globs on surfaces such as plants, decorations, and even the tank glass, and that’s one of the reasons they are so invasive. Snail populations explode because of an abundance of food. Snails are a natural part of your aquatic plant’s environment! This gives the potential snails and their egg clutches the ability to survive the trip as well. There is really nothing to do with snails except feed them to fish. A few days after the set up, I found snails out and about roaming the new tank! It is low maintenance, just a one time thing. NOTICE! The problems occur when the snails multiply out of control, usually due to overfeeding or another excessive source of food for the snails. Plants that are consciously collected can contain these critters as well. NOTICE! If you have a pest snail outbreak in your freshwater aquarium you may be considering adding some fish that eat snails to your tank. If you have a snail problem you may also have an algae problem, as this too is exacerbated by overfeeding and poor tank maintenance. There are things you can do to reduce or eliminate pest snails in your aquarium. The Malaysian trumpet snail in particular will even dig through the substrate to look for food that may have been burrowed in. They will get inside your plants looking for food as well. The snails dyed and then my betta ate them. There are over-the-counter traps available, or you can build one yourself. Anything added to your tank from another aquarium could have snails or snail eggs on them if the aquarium the object came from had snails. How to avoid snail infestation of aquarium. 1. :-). Click here to learn more about the importance of water changes. Your website is so helpful! Most fish will eat them, but you'll have to squish them as advised in this article. I have cichlid tanks, both American and African and a couple of community tanks. It has been a month since I have done all these process and I have not found any snails in my pond since then. Your snail population will continue to grow if left unchecked. The Effect of Temperature on Aquarium PlantsWritten by: Tammy (@aquarist_tl) Most planted-tank owners know the basics of how to care for and manage the aquatic plants in their aquariums. Snails are easily one of the most controversial creatures in the aquarium game. This overpopulation is a common occurrence for those who first encounter pest snails in the hobby, and l. eaves many aquascapers mulling over the following questions: Pest snails and planted aquariums often come hand in hand with one another. I have kept all the eggs which were removed earlier in the same tank. WEATHER BELOW 50°F REQUIRES HEAT PACK TO CLAIM DOA! Most snails breathe air and just need water to prevent them from drying out. They have beautiful black and yellow stripes enveloping their pointed shells. Then, after not buying any new fish for around 3 months, snails appeared out of nowhere. Aquatic plant farms usually mass-produce plants in huge ponds or containers. They add to the bioload, meaning your aquarium not only needs to support your fish but an ever-increasing population of snails as well. This gives the potential snails and their egg clutches the ability to survive the trip as well. Most snails breathe air and just need water to prevent them from drying out. As long as they have food they will continue to reproduce. SHIPPING MAY BE DELAYED 1 BUSINESS DAY DUE TO COVID - THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING! While there are over-the-counter chemicals available that are intended to kill off invertebrates, I’ve always tried to keep things as natural as possible. Dec 22, 2020. Eric Dockett (author) from USA on December 30, 2016: Thank you Pati. Some aquarists use them to help keep fry-rearing or shrimp tanks clean, while others consider them a pest … Even in planted tanks, snails … I dried the substrate out for a few days thinking that was enough to prevent snails in the new aquarium. There are snail traps you can buy or create that lure the snails into them, allowing for easy removal of many at a single time. There are different snail traps you can get online and from pet stores. However they are laying eggs in their dedicated tank. I don't feed more to my fishes, apart from algae I feed pillets and dried worms once in a day. My tropical tank has been overrun with snails despite me making traps & also removing what I found each day but after giving everything bar the filter a thorough clean they have returned so is it possible that they could have been living in the filter.Just waiting for my last fish to die then I am going blitz everything do you have anymore tips as I am 76 & finding cleaning everything hard,why are they still returning? Glad you found it useful. Do I have anything to worry about or should I leave the cories to do the dirty work? By Eric A. Olson (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5] via Wikimedia Commons. um I have healthy fish and I check water often and I have an abundance of snails I have done the bleach prosses but they keep coming back and eating my fish and I wake up and they have two fish and I'm worried. Luckily I got them out of the original tank before they laid any eggs. Today morning I found some snails (ramshorn snails) on the plants. Even if you only have a few they have got to go. Assassin snails would eat them all, wouldn't they? Of course, if you keep your population under control you won’t have to worry about discarding snails to begin with, and that’s always the best approach. If you put assassin snails in there, what will you do with the assassin snails when the pond snails are gone? I've bleached the decorations in my tank. Instead of using harsh chemicals, add any of these fish species (introduced above) as a less hands-on technique to dealing with a pest snail infestation in your freshwater fish tank. If you have a filter running they may have gotten in there too, so you'll want to clean it out and replace the elements. The adults would die with no young ones. By Steffen Dietzel Dietzel65 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Although they are often called pests, these aquatic snails actually, transform your aquarium into more of its own ecosystem. The cleaner your tank, the less snails you will have. If you can't or won't reduce the algae in the tank, you must pluck the snails out one-by-one. Although live plants are a common way for snails to make their way into your aquarium, it is not the only way. I got some hitchhiker snails (pond and ramshorn snail) and I didn't want to kill them so I gave them their own tank. In some cases, they eat the same things your fish eat. While this action is necessary to preserve the health of the fish, it never feels good. A week later, there are egg sacs again! If you’re moving something from a snail-infested tank to one with no snails, it is likely your new tank will start its own snail population. A few days after the set up, I found snails out and about roaming the new tank! Need help? You need to have a plan to get rid of the snails in the small tank too. One of the reasons why these mollusks are commonly called “pests” in the aquarium hobby is because of their rapid rate of reproduction. I was hoping that ypu had the solution how to get rid of limpets i’m havin an invasion of them at this momeny. This goes for their eggs as well. By Catxx (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Now I'm concerned. Many people believe pest snails eat the plants in their aquariums and chew holes through them. Once the plants arrive at their new home, they’re usually immediately placed in a tank where snails are free to explore their new homes and the eggs are ready to hatch. We let it sit empty for a week and just out water in it today. While ramshorns aren't as bad as other snails, they will continue to breed. Before approaching this method, make sure to do research on whichever fish you’re thinking of adding into your aquarium. You’ve worked hard on your new aquarium. I just hope they wont come back . Since they don’t breed as rapidly and are somewhat attractive you may not mind having these guys around. Be aware that we aren’t talking about Apple Snails, Mystery Snails or other aquarium pets. Got rid of the “pest” snails but had an assassin snail tank for a long time . If you want to do some research on that it may prove useful. Otherwise, the situation in their tank would have become untenable in time. This will always help the overall condition of your entire tank. WEATHER BELOW 50°F REQUIRES HEAT PACK TO CLAIM DOA! Those tiny snails that mysteriously appeared in your tank are considered pests by many aquarium owners. They have elongated, cone-like spiral shells and grow to about an inch in length. Several species of the more commonly found aquarium snails are actually beneficial to an aquarium – as long as you can live with the somewhat unsightly masses of them clinging to your ornaments and glass. Let’s solve your snail problem. It’s not the end of the world (or your tank.) I was bummed when he died. They have taller shells with a spiral shape and they grow to around the size of a dime. Some species can begin reproducing at only 35 days of age. The snails, however, appear to be the pond snails you mentioned, and they don't seem to want to leave. I don't want to scrub the algae off the pond's walls. Instead of you going through the agonizing process of removing them yourself, these fish do all the heavy lifting! I'm actually considering buying a snail killer, but I'm concerned about it harming my fish. You have been officially warned. What the blazes is going on here? In case you want to completely eradicate snails from your fish tank, try this: Seachem Cupramine Copper Not all snails are welcome guests in the aquarium, and if you are so fed up with … And the pet store does not take these even as feeder snails. At least this way they are being put a use, to feed other living beings. How to get rid of the snails? Kindly guide me through. I got a bag of pest snails from the local shop gratis, helping them out, and put them in the tank and never saw a single snail again. Some snails, such as the Mystery Snail and Nerite Snail sold in fish stores are nice additions to aquariums and do not readily multiply in the aquarium, But Pond Snails, Rams Horn Snails and … Realize that most of the things you feed your fish come from another animal source anyway. There are three main factors that contribute to their ability to reproduce and overpopulate so quickly: Although they are often called pests, these aquatic snails actually transform your aquarium into more of its own ecosystem. Also consider algae wafers, veggie and sinking pellets. 174 Posts . Some of these snail-eating species can be aggressive. … In the same way, this approach may not be for everyone, but I always felt better thinking the snails were at least part of the food chain rather than just tossed aside. - They will eat fish food. A clutch of snail eggs on a piece of driftwood. Eric Dockett (author) from USA on July 16, 2016: Thanks norlawrence. Personally, I also believe that all living things deserve respect and humane treatment. I would advise caution with sensitive fish like discus, as I have never raised them. without another snail present. Norma Lawrence from California on July 15, 2016: Great article. Kindly help me on this problem. Fish That Eat Snails. They may eat them when the die, though. Vacuuming your substrate helps remove any detritus that they may chow down on. They can also be fun, sometimes anyway. Let’s get to it. Keeping up with regular water changes is highly recommended! Click here for a safe and easy guide on how to bleach dip plants, Keeping Bettas: Why You Need a Planted Tank, The Effect of Temperature on Aquarium Plants. Outbreaks of nuisance snails are one of the most common problems we encounter from aquarists with planted aquariums. You may not mind having a few ramshorn snails around. If you have rats in your house you’re understandably going to go to any means necessary to get rid of them. This is because, leaves will die and start decaying in the water. A nunchuck specialist, I've kept aquariums … Most pest snails reproduce by laying clutches of eggs. Should I just get rid of the eggs before they hatch? Snails can also be an interesting addition to the home aquarium. guest blog It is always nice to hear when my articles are helpful to someone. , which is a common reason you may find these snails “attacking” your plant. I have kept the snails separately in a 3 gallon glass tank. I had an recent infestation of pest snails … You can set snail traps to encourage them to congregate in one spot. Honestly, limiting the food supply will help you control the majority of infestations. For larger tanks, loaches would be a good fit. 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Chevrolet Monte Carlo made its debut in 1970 at the height of the Masclet era. It was not just another Chevrolet, but a special offer for customers who wanted a sports car with a high-end coupe that would provide a balance of performance and comfort in a stylish package.
Chevrolet Monte Carlo had six modifications until 2007, when it was withdrawn from production. This two-door stylish car survived most of the competitors, who had long ceased to exist or were converted into a four-door sedan.
The first four generations of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo were equipped with a rear-wheel drive, with a V8 engine (V6 appeared on sale only in 1978). Later, all-wheel drive generations of Monte Carlo began to be produced with smaller engines, which was caused by the ever-increasing need for strict fuel economy due to the consequences of the two energy crises that caused gasoline shortages and sharp price increases in 1973 and 1979.
The first generation Chevrolet Monte Carlo (issue 1970)
Monte Carlo began its existence as an analogue of the Pontiac Grand Prix in the design of M. Elliott Estes, general manager of Chevrolet, and chief stylist - Dave Hols. They modeled the style based on the Cadillac Eldorado, but it's worth noting that most of the structure was taken from the Chevrolet Chevelle (firewall, windshield, rear window). Some modifications of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo in 1972 increased the popularity of the car, and, of course, rose and sold it.
The second generation (issue 1973)
Modified Monte Carlo was released along with other intermediate General Motors. The car no longer had a hard roof. A characteristic feature of the style was the cellular grille of the radiator with the emblem of Monte Carlo. To improve ride and handling, a number of innovations have been introduced, such as standard radial cord tires, rear and front stabilizers. The interior of the car was also completely renovated. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1973 received the title of "Car of the Year", thanks to an improved design, an emphasis on Eurostyle, smooth running and handling. In addition, Monte Carlo 1973 set a new record sales of Chevrolet (almost 250,000 cars per year).
The third generation (1978 edition)
The model was 300-400 kg lighter and almost 40 cm shorter. Also appeared more space in the trunk. For the first time in several years, a three-speed manual gearbox based on the V6 engine was used as standard equipment.
The Fourth Generation (issue 1981)
The body of the car has acquired a smoother profile, compared to previous models, and new vertical headlights from behind. Front disc brakes and automatic gearbox have become standard equipment.
The fifth generation (issue 1995)
After a six-year hiatus, Monte Carlo was reintroduced in 1995. It was a car with a six-cylinder engine and a front-wheel drive. The fifth generation also enjoyed great popularity, so the production continued.
The Sixth Generation (issue 2000)
On its creation, manufacturers inspired the design of Motorsports GM and the previous model of Monte Carlo. This car had a front-wheel drive and a V6 engine. From the features of previous generations there were traditional rims, taillights and rear bumpers.
Discontinuation of production
Monte Carlo stopped production in the summer of 2007 after an official announcement in February 2007. General Motors issued a statement that in June 2007 the last two Chevrolet Monte Carlo were off the assembly line. One of these cars was saved by GM for its collection. And the second one was auctioned off on August 15.


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Norovirus, the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) in England and Wales, is very contagious and can be transmitted by contact with an infected person, by consuming contaminated food (oysters being the most common) or by contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. The illness is generally mild and people usually recover fully within 2-3 days; there are no long term effects that result from being infected.
The disease is commonly known as the ‘winter vomiting disease’ due to its seasonality and typical symptoms. The disease is more prominent during the winter months but infections can occur at any time of the year. Outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis are common in semi-closed environments such as restaurant kitchens, hospitals, nursing homes, schools and cruise ships. A common factor in contributing to outbreaks is food-handlers returning to work too soon after illness.
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The band’s second recording session was intended for release of a 45 rpm record on a regional basis, with thoughts of getting it picked up by a national label. By this time, the band had developed a more harder sound with liberal use of the fuzz guitar effect. Two original songs written by Mal Robinson were recorded: “No More”(A side) and “Look At Me Now”(B side). The band line up remained the same. The band inked with Fairyland Records and “No More” represented the first commercial record released by the label. Additionally, the band used Fairyland Productions as one of its booking agents in the Midwest. Fairyland was founded by Lou Rennau of Goldilocks and the Three Bears of Columbia, Missouri and a highly successful Missouri band.


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My nintendo just flashes a pink screen, it worked then i switched games and thats what happened
If by Nintendo you mean the old classic consoles... well when they get older the game and console don't connect very well. I spent several minutes trying to get the game to read on my NES. The usual solution people have is to blow on the connectors on the game but I found just inserting the game in and trying each time is just as well. Eventually they will align but beware, sometimes the slightest movement can throw it off so don't move the system around after you get it to work.
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Middlesbrough’s largest landlord, Erimus Housing, has teamed up with the North East’s leading communications specialist in a bid to significantly improve customer relations.
The firm has called upon the expertise of Gateshead-based Executel to undertake a complete overhaul of its internal voice network, thus enabling more efficient call handling and much improved customer service for Erimus Housing tenants.
The installation – which represents an investment of around £27,000 – has linked the housing association’s multiple sites and provided state-of-the-art Voice over IP technology. Executel has also provided Erimus Housing with a tailored Low Cost Routing (LCR) and wholesale line rental package, saving the firm up to 30% compared to standard BT business rates.
Of the installation, Ann-Marie Lenagh, IT manager for Erimus Housing, said: “We have been working with Executel for several months and during that time have been thoroughly impressed by their technology and depth of expertise.
“The voice over IP solution is working as promised and has come with the support of superb engineers who have guided us through the installation process.
“Ultimately, our goal is to provide unparalleled customer service using state of the art facilities and technologies. Executel fully understands this and has delivered a solution that meets our high standards.”
John Robson, account manager for Executel, added: “Erimus Housing is committed to serving its tenants to the best of its ability and it’s therefore vital that the necessary communications infrastructure is in place to facilitate this.
“We are delighted to have had the opportunity to work on this project with Erimus Housing and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with the organisation.”
Established in November 2004, Erimus Housing is a not-for-profit housing association which currently owns some 11,000 homes across Middlesbrough and employs a 500-strong workforce.


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For my entire life I have hidden so much of myself that it became a habit. It has been hard to unmask and reveal who I truly am. In fact, it has been an ongoing journey to undercover who I am underneath the heavy mask I built to cover myself up.
I have compassion for my past self and the ways in which I learned that it was not safe to openly be me. I grieve for the loss of being able to show myself to the world for so many decades.To share myself now is a bit scary, a residual fear lingers yet deeply I know that the only path is to be radically myself, to live authentically and fully.
For so many years, I did not allow myself to experience life firsthand and have an opinion. I had learned not to trust my experience and I would defer to the perception of others before making a conclusion. I am now practicing what it is like to experience something and come to my own conclusions without the input of others. It’s such a simple thing, yet it’s not and it’s changing my life. I am becoming more liberated to become my full autistic self, little by little.
The more authentically I embrace myself, the better therapist I become. I focus a lot of my writing and videos on my own autistic discovery and healing journey. At first, I thought I did this because no one could refute it and say I was full of BS and therefore, my RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria) would be less triggered. I am realizing now that what I am really trying to show is that I will not take my clients somewhere I have not gone myself. I am here doing the work too. And I know how messy and hard it is.

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Reviewed: March 7th, 2021
Release Date: February 8th, 2020
Piracy and magic on the high seas, a potent mix. This is a YA fantasy about the talented born in their many guises. Multiple threads, pull together the story around a young girl called Shaylin who has grown up on the Trader One. A merchant ship she calls her home, her family, and she would do anything to protect them.
An enjoyable fantasy read with intertwining story lines that all meet in same place at the end. An interesting heroine in Shaylin, who is a swordfish. One who dives under a ship to saw off the sea devil suckers that attach themselves to moving hulls and drag them under. She can’t imagine ever leaving, but she can only be a swordfish until she is eighteen, and very few swordfish actually live that long.
Another thread is the search for the talent born. The King of Cralia knows war is coming, and his only defence is those who are talent born. He sends out his scouts to find those with talent to bring them back to the university to be trained to use their power. University teacher, Owen and his guard, Jack are surprisingly successful in their hunt, and discover some talented youngsters who will no doubt grow with the series.
The third thread explains the war in Barria and its looming threat.
Being talent born has its risks, one of which is the fact you age every time you use your magic. Some have found ways around the ageing process, ways which are unethical and deadly.
I must admit I enjoyed the Shaylin storyline the best, the other threads felt more like worldbuilding, setting the scene for the next book, bringing in the players for the next act and explaining why the world was about to go war. Some interesting characters, the most developed of which are on the Trader One. Though I am sure Faris will have his say in the next book!
I must say, I love the cover. A four masted frigate in rough seas, beautiful! A good YA fantasy read, promising more adventures in the next instalment Talented Taught, which was published 29th October 2020.
About the Author:
Born in Canterbury, Kent, PW Browning was raised in Scotland but decided to head south for warmer weather when he reached 18. Since then he has lived in Kent in the South East of England, enjoying warmer days but missing the hilly countryside Scotland has to offer.
Having been troubled with panic attacks and social anxiety, he was self-confined to his house for several years during which time he decided to give writing a try. Having been a fan all his life of Fantasy books, it seemed logical this would be the genre to write. Talented Found is the first published work, the first book in a trilogy. He hopes to revisit a series of books entitled Stepping Stones once the current series is finished.
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If you’re going to pick a fight, it might as well be a food fight.
When Cowboy State Daily charged me with assembling a taste-testing panel for the Impossible Burger, I knew just the guys to get the dialogue rolling: Joel Funk, the Laramie Boomerang managing editor and former vegetarian; and Jeff Victor, a University of Wyoming grad student and fanatic disciple of vegetarianism.
Both Joel and Jeff know me to be an unrepentant meat eater, or “blood mouth” as Jeff would later say. So, under the guise of diversity, I was able to entice my friends to the table for a debate about ethical edibility.
It didn’t hurt I offered to pick up the tab.
On April Fools’ Day, Burger King rolled out a game-changing announcement — a partnership with Impossible Foods to provide a vegetarian burger patty dubbed the Impossible Whopper.
I’m not sure if they chose the date so they could retract the statement depending on the public response, or because they thought offering a meatless hamburger was a good prank, but come April 2, the fast food franchise stood by their claim — sort of.
The Impossible Whopper is only available in select cities for the time being, and it comes as no surprise none of those cities are in Wyoming.
According to the Washington Post, however, the faux-burger did quite well in St. Louis, where it’s being tested at 59 locations — many of which sold out of the sandwich the first day.
Now, I’ve been called a lot of things, but patient isn’t one of them. Luckily, I didn’t need to look far for an opportunity to try out the Impossible.
Sweet Melissa Cafe in Laramie offers the original Impossible Burger, Impossible Foods’ precursor to the Impossible Whopper.
Joel, Jeff and I kicked off the feast with the intended testing panel and for the most part, the Impossible Burger was a winner.
“I don’t think this could compete with a gourmet burger,” Jeff said. “To me it’s good. But, it makes me think of a trashy fast food burger, and I mean trashy in the best of ways. That’s actually what I like about it.”
Joel turned the Impossible Burger over in his hands almost as if he were judging it by weight alone.
“It’s got good substance,” he said. “It feels like a burger in my mouth. As far as veggie burgers go, it’s probably one of the better ones out there.”
My favorite kind of food is whatever is in front of me, so I dived in.
“I like it as a sandwich, but I don’t see anything ‘impossible’ about it,” I remarked. “It’s definitely got that mouth feel, but it’s lacking the flavor of meat. My tastebuds notice a definite absence.”
Stay tuned tomorrow for video with the tasters first impressions and ensuing conversation on the ethics of lab-grown meat versus farm-raised meat.