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Coinbase Expands to Canada: A New Chapter in Cryptocurrency Exchange

2024.04.04 21:56 DumbMoneyMedia Coinbase Expands to Canada: A New Chapter in Cryptocurrency Exchange

In a strategic move that marks a significant milestone in the realm of digital finance, Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has officially received a license to operate in Canada. This development comes as a breath of fresh air for the crypto giant, which has been navigating through a regulatory maze in its home market, the United States. With this new license, Coinbase is set to broaden its horizons and cement its presence in the Canadian digital economy, offering millions of Canadians a gateway to the burgeoning world of cryptocurrencies.
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), an umbrella organization encompassing Canada's provincial and territorial securities regulators, has granted Coinbase registration in Ontario as a limited dealer. This achievement is the culmination of nearly three years of diligent effort, particularly with the Ontario Securities Commission over the past year. Lucas Matheson, Coinbase's Country Director for Canada, expressed his enthusiasm, noting the significance of this registration in establishing Coinbase as the first international and most substantial cryptocurrency exchange to set foot in Canada.

Coinbase's Strategic Compliance and Brand Strength

Matheson emphasizes that Coinbase's registration in Canada is not merely a procedural milestone but a testament to the company's unwavering commitment to compliance and regulatory adherence. As a publicly traded entity, Coinbase's dedication to operating within the legal framework has bolstered its brand, resonating with Canadian users who value transparency and reliability in their digital financial transactions.
The Canadian license allows Coinbase to operate with a solid legal foundation, providing a range of crypto-related services to its users while ensuring adherence to the country's financial regulations. This move is expected to significantly enhance the digital economy landscape in Canada, offering users secure and regulated avenues to engage with cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase's Global Expansion Amid Regulatory Challenges

Coinbase's expansion into Canada is part of its broader strategy to extend its global footprint, especially at a time when it faces regulatory scrutiny in the United States. The company's proactive approach to obtaining licenses in various jurisdictions reflects its ambition to be a leading player in the global cryptocurrency market while navigating the complex regulatory environments across different regions.
In addition to its Canadian venture, Coinbase has recently secured a license to operate in France, where the French stock market regulator (AMF) granted the company permission to provide virtual asset service provider (VASP) services. Furthermore, in April 2023, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) approved Coinbase as a regulated entity in the British Island Territory, marking another significant achievement in its international expansion efforts.

The Importance of Regulatory Compliance in Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Coinbase's successful registration in Canada highlights the growing importance of regulatory compliance in the cryptocurrency sector. As digital currencies continue to gain mainstream acceptance, the need for exchanges to operate within the legal frameworks of their respective jurisdictions becomes increasingly critical. Regulatory compliance not only ensures the stability and integrity of the financial market but also protects consumers from potential risks associated with digital asset transactions.
By adhering to regulatory standards, cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase can build trust with users and stakeholders, ensuring a sustainable and secure environment for digital financial activities. This approach is essential in fostering growth and innovation in the cryptocurrency space while maintaining the necessary checks and balances to mitigate risks and promote market integrity.
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The Future of Cryptocurrency in Canada

Coinbase's entry into the Canadian market is a significant development for the country's digital economy. It represents a vote of confidence in Canada's regulatory environment and its potential as a hub for cryptocurrency innovation and growth. As more Canadians explore the possibilities offered by digital currencies, having a regulated and reputable platform like Coinbase will likely accelerate the adoption and integration of cryptocurrencies into the mainstream financial ecosystem.
The registration of Coinbase in Canada sets a precedent for other international cryptocurrency exchanges considering entry into the Canadian market. It underscores the importance of regulatory compliance and the potential for collaboration between financial regulators and the crypto industry to foster a thriving and secure digital economy.
Coinbase's license to operate in Canada is a milestone that signifies the evolving landscape of the global cryptocurrency market. It reflects the company's strategic vision and commitment to compliance, paving the way for a future where digital currencies play an integral role in the global financial system. As Coinbase embarks on this new chapter in Canada, it brings with it the promise of greater accessibility, security, and innovation in the world of digital finance.
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2024.04.03 08:02 SetDull399 chance a premed asian jr with mid ecs/awards for a ton of schools (I will love you forever)

Demographics: Female East Asian from New England with no hooks. Semi-competitive public hs. 200k+ family salary.
Intended Major(s): Bioinformatics, Computational Biology on premed track. General Biology if school doesn't have my major.
SAT: 1580 superscore (800 M, 780 EBRW)
UW/W GPA: Our school is on the 100 scale, probably around a 3.97? Mostly A's with 2 A-.
Coursework: 9th: AP World (5), 10th: AP Statistics (5), AP Chem (4), AP Lang (5), AP CSP (5), AP Chinese (5), 11th: AP CSA, AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP Bio, All honors classes outside of APs.
Awards: uh.
  1. NHS
  2. USABO honorable mention x2 (oops)
  3. British Biology Olympiad Silver x2
  4. Presidential Service Award Gold, Presidential Service Award Bronze
  5. 3th place at relatively competitive Science Olympiad states in bio related event.
  6. 1st place and 2nd place at FBLA states.
(do I put 5 and 6 in awards?)
Extracurriculars:
  1. Published research paper with topic related to major at local state university with a professor.
  2. Science Olympiad co-president (11th), placed very well at regionals but mid at states, although had a good personal placement. Organized meetings and paperwork. Did a lot of planning.
  3. FBLA treasurer (11th), organized paperwork and collected membership money for 200+ students. Took a lot of time each week leading up to states. Placed very well at states but flopped at nationals.
  4. Volunteering, (100 hours ish per year) at various places including hospital and summer camp for refugee children.
  5. Internship (ish? It wasn't like a real internship experience, I ended up just emailing the hospital and asking if they were willing to let me do some shadowing.) - shadowing at local hospital where I was able to go inside OR and observe various surgeries. Doctors were very kind and explained a lot to me. I also was able to help out and interact with patients. I really really loved the experience and thought that I learned a lot. I found it super interesting and def cemented my decision to do med.
  6. Project with local nonprofit and Chinese school where we studied barriers with language learning. Trying to not dox myself but we had a lot of discussions with the Chinese school board and with students to come up with a better plan for future school year.
  7. Varsity soccer (9th-now) Tbh I kinda suck but it's fun! (i may or may not be on the bench very often)
  8. Job - Recently started at grocery store, 10 hours a week. Mostly stocking shelves and acting as a cashier.
  9. Violin - played in high level school orchestra 9th and 10th, self studied 11th due to scheduling issues. Attended All State every year except 11th since like 5th grade.
Essays/LORs/Other: Decent writer, essays will probably be good but not amazing. Planning on asking calc and english teacher. Again will probably be decent but not amazing. I'll probably ask the professor I did research with for a rec too, we have a great relationship and the research went very well.
Schools: Extremely tentative list of schools that I'm interested in, def not applying to all. Please give advice on where to apply early and the list in general!!!
local state school x2, cwru, cmu, jhu, northeastern, nyu, umich, unc chapel hill, uw, brown, upenn, duke, harvey mudd, colby, dartmouth, usc, ucla, ucsd, uc berkeley, swarthmore, davidson
Basically.... I have great but pretty standard grades and very mid ECs. To be honest, I'm kinda terrified that I won't get in anywhere but my local state schools. I would probably live at home and I genuinely don't think that I'd be happy due to the location and some family issues. Thank you for the help!
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2024.03.11 20:47 rowyourboat72 Need sealer advice for concrete countertop

I have smooth, mold-formed countertops in a rental that were originally sealed with Stonetech Impregnator Pro Sealer for a natural look. I love the look but as you may expect I do not love the maintenance that comes with it. Inevitably the counters end up with unattractive, white, etched spots from citrus and vinegar splatters.
I've heard you cant use a topical acrylic sealer after you've used any penetrating types. My concrete countertops were made from fiber reinforced CSA cement mix.
I wonder if sand the entire surface with diamond pads if i could get a topical acrylic sealer to bond successfully but the rep said the sealers penetrate up to an inch deep. And if I sand roo much i could expose the reinforcing fibers.
I know with the topical sealer I will lose that natural look, but does it come with its own maintenance issues or other caveats, too?
How deep do these sealers penetrate?
Which type of topical sealer would have the best chance of bonding - solvent or waterbased?
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2024.03.02 14:04 2ratedsalesman1997 North America - 1947

North America - 1947
Following the end of the Second American Civil War, and the Second Weltkrieg, the North American continent was forever changed, now nearly unrecognizable from the land that existed merely 10 years before...
The Dominion of Canada, following the successful invasion of the Home Islands during the Second Weltkrieg, first seemed unsure as to its position in the new global balance of power. However, though Britain had been retaken from the syndicalist menace, much needed to be done to purge its corrosive influence from the land. As such, as the 'Reconstruction Era' of Britain was introduced, the autocratic King Edward VIII continued to rule the slowly recovering British Empire from Canada. Particularly due to the dependence on Canadian and British Exiles in order to administrate the empire, the seat of the empire still remains firmly in Ottawa. Having annexed Alaska at the start of the Second American Civil War, Canada received many expatriates fleeing from the conflict, and the following successor state to the United States, many of which would be organized into units fighting for the British-Canadian Army. From this, some have began to unofficially refer to this state as the Canadian, rather than British, Empire.
Meanwhile, the Kingdom of New England, one of the Entente's newest members, has become tied inseparably to the British Crown. Initially seceding from the collapsing United States at the start of the Second American Civil War with Canadian aid, this would eventually lead to the rejection of their former American identities, instead forming a separate, New English identity. Likewise, following the American Union State's growing successes in the war, the Republic of New England voted heavily to remain independent, preventing the hope of reunification. Later, as a way to create a separate, distinct national identity, with heavy Canadian influence, the New English government invited Prince Albert, younger brother of Edward VIII, to serve as the ceremonial head of state for the young state, taking the helm as King Albert I Windsor of New England.
By 1939, the United States of America was, as to those who once lived in it, a dead nation. Wracked by economic and political instability for years, the outbreak of the Second American Civil War in 1937 spelled the end of the nation. With the removal of President Olson by General MacArthur at the beginning of the war, the Federal government fought a war surrounded by enemies on all sides. The United States of America would soon end, following the collapse of the Federal government, 6 months after the fall of Washington D.C to syndicalist forces in 1939. After this, the corpse of the nation was fought over by the various rebel groups fighting in the civil war; the capital of Washington D.C being taken and lost several times, as the city changed hands between the Combined Syndicates of America, and the American Union State. Facing the threat of also being attacked in the west, by the pro-democratic forces in the Pacific States of America, the leader of the AUS, Huey Long, signed a ceasefire with their western counterparts, allowing for the soldiers of the AUS to focus entirely on the syndicalist menace. Eventually defeating the CSA in early 1942, following the fall of Detroit to Union forces, the AUS became the de facto successor to the former United States, occupying the majority of its former territory. However, Huey Long's success would also be short lived, as popular discontent grew due to the issue of prohibition. This would lead to him being overthrown and arrested by the leader of the Silver Shirt Legion, William Dudley Pelley, whose influential faction successfully installed him as the new President of the Union. Forcing the AUS' Congress to recognize him as the new President, William Dudley Pelley then announced the creation of a new state, the Christian Commonwealth of America; in which his near absolute power, exercised via command of the Silver Shirts, made him the de facto dictator of the American successor state...
In the west, the last vestiges of American democracy held on, in the Pacific States of America. Breaking away from the Federal government following MacArthur's seizure of power, the PSA signed a ceasefire with the victors of the Second American Civil War, allowing for their democracy to continue, despite the policies of their neighbor in the east. Occupying the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Idaho, the Pacific States was similar to Canada and New England, in that it received many refugees fleeing from the CCA, leading to an influx in the new nation's population. Led successfully through the Second American Civil War by President Frank Merriam, his decision to not run for another term left many curious as to who his successor would be. Eventually, however, this question was decided in the PSA's 1940 election, in which noted investor and businessman, Howard Hughes, was elected the second President of the PSA. With his second term now quickly coming to a close, however, the question has again been raised as to who will serve as the next leader of this young democracy. Many members of the government have indicated that, similar to Hughes, businessman Walt Disney is the most likely candidate to win the 1948 election...
In Mexico, the socialist government of the old revolution has itself fallen in the face of a revolution. A result of the popular discontent against the regime, with a key reason being the draconian repression of the Catholic Church in the aftermath of the revolution, rebellion broke out in the late 1930s. By 1947, the old regime has been ousted, and the new National Synarchist Union instead cemented itself as the new dominant force in Central America, the nation known as the Synarchist Union of Mexico pledging to purge every 'heathen' from the continent. Despite this, the regime currently seems content to purge those still hiding within the country, having developed good relations with the CCA to the north.
Likewise, in the Caribbean, a great upheaval has taken place in the wake of the 2ACW and the Second Weltkrieg, an American backed coup in Cuba removing the old regime and replacing it with a more amenable government to the President in Washington. This regime would also, however, be removed by the CCA, succeeding the United States, and incorporating Cuba as a territory of the CCA. Across the Caribbean in Hispaniola, the Dominican government was overthrown by the followers of Rafael Trujillo, who implanted himself as the new ruler of the Dominican nation, under the title of 'El Jefe'. Invading Haiti in 1941, the Trujillo regime would unite the island following the fall of Port-au-Prince in late 1942, resulting in El Jefe having control over the entire region. Despite this, his regime faces heavy resistance and combats guerrilla warfare, with many unsure how long the regime can maintain its hold over a united Hispaniola.
As the dust settles in the wake of the Second Weltkrieg, the chaos of the past decade seems to have begun to subside, though the stability of these regimes are questionable at best. Despite this, for the near future at least, the continent seems to be the home of nothing more than a collection of autocrats and dictators...
Made using GIMP in 2021.
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2024.02.27 22:40 Additional-Chain-272 Concrete sealant

Concrete sealant
Have boxes of this stuff in my basement. Was wondering what it’s for? Its taking up room in my basement figured I’d ask before I throw it out. Also it says it expired 2014. TIA
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2024.01.27 06:51 TostitoKingofDragons Cassidy Cassidy Cassssssidy

I have nothing valid to contribute here I’m just thinkin bout ✨him✨. God I love this traumatized wreck of a man no matter how guilty I feel about it. I just. Ok. I’ve decided I DO actually have something valid to contribute! I’ll talk about him.
So. He had no support system. This is pretty obvious. His dad fucking sucks and Dick wasn’t much better. (I love Dick so much but he was a jerk to Cass.) His mother split, and he seemed to be a loner. So not only did he have nobody at the time of his actions, he had never had anybody. There was no point in his life where he was taught right from wrong. He just sorta had to piece it together himself. And then the only adult- hell, only person, willing to give him the time of day is Woody. This is an impressionable child with no sense of morals because he has been raised in a literal hell. When Woody worsens that hell and he’s too scared to tell anybody, it cements in his brain even further. “This is how life is. This is how people are.”
And then the party happens. And he rapes Veronica. And I will never ever defend assault. I am a CSA survivor myself though, so keep that in mind if I sound insensitive or anything. He is being encouraged by his older brother, somebody who presumably holds a great deal of power over him, to do this. Again, he has no outside influences. The only people he seems to interact with are three abusers. It was a terrible thing to do, yes, but I’d argue he really didn’t understand the scope of his actions. He was raised to believe that being assaulted made him weak and he should be ashamed of it, and seemingly carried this idea with him up to his death. So back when he was 14 at the party, it’s fair to assume he still had these same harmful beliefs, and nobody was there to challenge them. For him, being assaulted was his fault, not Woody’s.
And then obviously there’s the murder. I’ll tread more lightly here since obviously I’ve never been… murdered before, so it isn’t as much my place to speak, but here we go. Please keep in mind that this child would rather his father find out he killed a bus full of his peers than that he was raped by a man. Again, this shows a twisted sense of morals that have been instilled in him. We see Dick Srs murderous tendencies in season four, so it’s fair to assume this part was normalized for Cassidy too. We can see his pure desperation when the other boys are talking about telling people. He is clearly just so broken and misguided and has a very skewed perception of what he’s doing.
And the rooftop scene is a great illustration of this. At first glance, it seems like we’re seeing Cassidy at his worst. He’s sadistic, cruel, and violent. But I’ve watched this scene over so many times, and it’s all about the subtleties of this great performance. The way he’s trembling the whole time. The way his eyes dart back and forth. The way his voice shakes the whole conversation. He’s scared. He’s not up there being a violent, careless monster. He is putting on an act. He’s trying to pretend he doesn’t care to avoid the reality of how terrified he is.
And then he kills himself. Logan can’t name one thing he has to live for. The “my name is Cassidy” line hits so hard. What DOES he have to live for? Obviously I love him. I don’t want him dead. But he has no friends, an evil family, he’s definitely going to jail after this. Every bridge has been irreparably burnt. He has nothing to look forward to but a life in prison spent being traumatized further and never being able to develop beyond that morally skewed 14 year old.
I see a lot of people in the comment section of his rooftop scene video calling him an irredeemable monster, and I can just never get behind that take. He’s a sixteen year old- a child. Keep in mind he is two years younger than the main cast. He was never given a fair shot at any part of life and everybody around him was cruel. Yes, he did awful things. Things his victims and people who loved them have no obligation to forgive him for. But god, he never stood a chance. Nobody ever gave him a chance. He didn’t have to turn out this way. Everything he did was out of fear. He handled it the wrong way every step, but it was never out of malice. Underneath the false persona he puts on, he’s just a scared child. And I don’t think there’s a more realistic “villain” than that.
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2024.01.01 22:03 Karevoa Just bought this house and wanted to put a bulb in the porch fixture, can anyone tell me what the heck this is? It doesn’t seem to come out of the fixture.

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2023.12.28 18:56 Silent_Doubt3672 Can't get what my mum said out of my head

Very brief mentions of CSA in a general sense no detail, ?victim blaming.
So i was having a conversation with my mum about Prince Andrew as he has links with jeffray epstien.
She is a bit of a royalist tbh. She's saying but what about all the good he has done. Why is the women who is accusing him only coming forward now? Why was she not bothered then and only now?
I was honestly livid, maybe the women i think she was 17 at the time was groomed from younger, word is that she was paid to sleep with andrew and they settled oit of court etc
Obviously people are innocent until proven guilty butttt she made it sound like hes done nothing wrong. I mean why would he be stripped of his titles if he was completely innocent?
Why are you defending some who could be a child/teen predator? She even said that maybe the person who came forward ls case would be stronger if other people came forward loke why the hell does that matter?
Im a bit ragey still a few days later!
Would she question what happened to me of she knew, would she even believe me. I mean she was in the room watch an adult male massage me and thought nothing of it never mind what happened later on.
I think it just cements that i can't tell her anything ever.
I don't know what to do as i still live at home with my parents but can't talk to her without thinking about what she'd said.
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2023.12.19 18:32 Interr0gate Can I use PVC to abs transition cement for just abs to abs drain fittings only? My abs glue dried up.

Can I use PVC to abs transition cement for just abs to abs drain fittings only? My abs glue dried up.
Can I use on black abs to abs fittings on a sink drain? My yellow and glue dried up
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2023.11.29 00:02 El_Bexareno My Titanic wall

My Titanic wall
Caught the Titanic bug back in ‘97, and this group of stuff has been in my room ever since (through multiple moves I should add)
Featured: a picture of my getting Bob Ballard’s autograph (second picture, I’m in the blue jacket)
Not pictured: Ken Marschall’s book of cutaway Titanic pictures, the “882.5 facts about the Titanic” book.
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2023.09.09 05:59 adieli My uncomfortable partial estrangement

First time posting here and not sure what I'm hoping to get out of this, but it's nice to be somewhere where people get it? Content warnings: cussin', drug use, brief mention of CSA/incest.
My parents were and are both drug users with mental health concerns. They're separated. My dad is a lovely person with a VERY big heart but is also "difficult" sometimes. I have a pretty good (though more distant than I'd like) relationship with him now.
My mom has her good moments but was a very neglectful and sometimes horribly abusive parent. We've been very low contact for nearly a decade. It hurts much less than it used to.
In some ways I have it really easy because I live in a different country with my wife. My dad has traveled here three times to see me, which has been great.
Unfortunately, he's a bit of an enabler for my mom. Part of the problem is that I've almost entirely kept her abuse from him: he knows she was neglectful but not the uglier details, which happened while I wasn't living with him. He used to be really hardcore about us reconciling/getting along, and it nearly tanked our relationship. However, I think he started realizing that she wasn't actually trying to maintain the relationship either... he'd try to call her so I could talk to her while he was visiting me, and she'd refuse to pick up the phone.
My grandma (maternal) has had the same problem. She's more intimately aware of how destructive my mom can be but is a master of trying to overlook it. There's also a LOT she's not aware of... I've had a conversation with her about how bad the neglect was, and she had a normal human reaction to it (crying and saying she wished she'd known how bad it was, and that she wished she'd tried to get custody of me during an opportunity to do so), but I ended up feeling pretty guilty about it so I haven't told her anything else, haha. I have heaps of my own issues to sort through as you can imagine!
But this has also meant that neither of them have the whole picture and the general image people have of my mom is "incompetent and emotionally immature parent, but well-meaning." This isn't wrong 90% of the time but it's like there's a side of her that is "Devil Beast from Satan's asshole who only exists to cause suffering and sees me as a failed extension of her body" and almost no one else is aware. She's said and done some really terrible things, she's condoned pedophilia and minimized it when I was sexually abused, and she's toed the line between "emotional" or "covert" incest and real incest way too many times. My wife is really the only one I've ever felt comfortable telling the whole story.
The problem is that there's never been a clean break, and I don't know if there ever will be. Every time I call my dad he'll still give me updates as to how she's doing. There has been some progress on her end -- she remembered my birthday this year, she independently reached out and had a short conversation with me, etc. But it's REALLY unlikely that we will ever truly reconcile and it can be maddening still having some small and weird level of contact.
I'll be spending a week or two with my dad next year since I'm in the country for a friend's wedding. I'm really looking forward to it, because I miss him and I miss a lot about my hometown. It'll also be stressful for a lot of reasons, and I hate that I have to be stressed that people might push me to see my mom. Last time I saw her in person was right before I left the country in 2016... she wanted to get dinner with me for my birthday, after months of no contact. She kept me waiting until the restaurant closed, bullied me for money, and generally cemented what a good idea it was for us to not be in touch with each other much.
Honestly I'm doing so much better than when I was trying to force a relationship with her. When I was a kid, I was so proud my mom was my "best friend", and that she was more like a cool big sister or something than a mom. I tried to hold onto that energy for way too long. But my wife's family is going through some really tough stuff right now, and the family tensions (and even the positive parts of the family relationship!) are triggering me all over again about the relationship I DON'T have. It stinks.
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2023.08.26 00:18 Dry-Hyena-5168 How to replace this bulb

I want to replace this LED disk light but can’t figure out how to remove it - any ideas? (Pictures attached)
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2023.08.18 10:24 m4dpr0ph3ss0r I need a day 😒😞 Bit of a long rant.

Waiting on someone to be in the store so I can call in and honestly feeling conflicted as hell about it. I had to call out about 2 1/2 weeks ago due to picking up the flu or something. Coughing, congested, achy, and feverish, the whole nine. Normally I'm not one to call out unless I am actually sick like that but I really need a day.
To put it into perspective I was offered FT opening Lumber a bit over a month ago and moved there from PT OSLG. Originally wasn't looking for a FT job but they convinced me to take it. Overall I do like it there, the shift is great, but it's honestly getting to be a lot. Seems everything in the department is getting dumped on me. I'm never scheduled any help and when I am they are zero help. Hiding in the bathroom, training room, walking around, just overall doing nothing. The evening shift does very little if anything at all. I know this is a "cliche". Day shift blames evening, evening blames day, but this really is the case. For example, had a pallet of gutter stuff that needed put away and sat in the aisle for 3 days. I finally had a little bit of time to work on it so started putting it away since nobody else seemed to see it. Both my coworkers and the new DS that just transferred from Paint saw me putting the stuff away while they all 3 stood around and talked doing nothing at all down the aisle from me. Well didn't have time to finish stocking it, the end of my shift. I come in the next day and absolutely none of it is touched, still sitting there. The only help I get is from the PRO CSA and the PRO Loader and it's not even their job! Of course, they're both off today. Which is another factor in me wanting to take the day off.
That's just one example, this is every day, with everything. So naturally next day I'm stuck trying to do my work, plus the previous however many days work that didn't get done, sweep/clean the aisle, stock lumber, cement, drywall, plywood, put away freight, and keep top stock full. Do IRPs, down stocking, cycle counts, and LSR. Got managers breathing down my neck over everything, stuff not being done/done on time. I almost walked out and went home yesterday from my nerves and stress. I know this is retail in general but FFS I'm only one person. It's as if they don't even look at anyone else staffed in my department.
Not to mention they're starting to mess up my schedule when the agreement was I would be 5a-2p unless it was Sunday then I'd be coming in at 6a. Now my schedule is all out of whack, which has happened before I had to get it resolved. I feel like they're trying to push weird hours on me regardless. Today is day 5 of a 6-day stretch with 1 day off, and I'm considering calling out. I need a day to get my head straight. This kind of stuff is why I originally only wanted a PT job.
Anyways the TL;DR is I'm feeling like a total POS for calling out today over needing a damn break from the stress of it, at my nerves end. Especially since I had to miss a day a couple of weeks ago from actually being sick. I know this is retail in general, I've worked retail before, but holy hell. This is a nightmare.
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2023.06.16 21:11 Hikarian000 Tip: Do NOT open your Digivice unless you know what your doing

Tip: Do NOT open your Digivice unless you know what your doing
So here is my CSA Tri Memorial Digivice and after a while of having it I saw a small scratch on the inside of the Digivice. Me being an idiot wanted that gone, so I made the bad decision of opening my Digivice up to fix it. The task was simple just quickly open up the Digivice get to the main part on the inside and fix it. I knew that there is a motherboard on the inside but because I never did something like this I ended up moving the motherboard too quickly and screwed some of the wires up tangling them. Then I tried moving the wires around, and me being naturally rough with things I ended up snapping the black wire. I then went and used some all purpose cement glue on the wire, and everything seemed fine as the audio and lights started to work again. So I flipped the top part of the Digivice over and then it stopped working again, and now the red wire has now snapped along with the black wire failing to be in place. So here I am with what now seem's to be a bricked Digivice telling this story and most likely have just lost 250$ 🥲. So if you want to ever fix any sort of device, know exactly what you are doing and don't be like me. And if anyone know's and is willing to, please tell me to deal with this 🙏. (The second image represents most of the people who saw this, I am terribly sorry for what you have saw and I too feel that pain).
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2023.05.22 14:40 Fancy-You3022 Foam Core Exhaust Notice

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2023.05.19 04:23 apearisnotameal What happens if you do EMDR on something that you're not positive is real?

I keep going back and forth about whether or not to do EMDR on a specific set of childhood memories I have. But I still question whether or not they're real very often.
My last couple therapists and my s/o have all felt that I'm not making these memories up and about 70% of the time I also accept that they are not made up. Because the idea that I made up a fake story, grew up behaving like an abused child despite no abuse, and now live with PTSD from my imaginary tale seems a lot more bizarre and unlikely than the actual memories.
But idk, it's confusing and I struggle to believe myself. My current therapist says it's a coping skill/defensive and this makes sense, but it's hard for me to trust that she's right. Not having external confirmation freaks me out and there's some evidence that this didn't happen (tw, CSA)The specific thing I get most hung up on is that I remember the abuser taking sexual photos/videos of me, but AFAIK nobody found them when he died. So it's like, did they really exist?
I'm terrified that I DID make it all up and that if I then do EMDR I will have this fake story further cemented in my brain. So I'm wondering if I should hold off.
idk if that all makes sense and my brain is all over the place RN but thank you
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2023.05.09 20:33 Agrolzur The same therapist that told me to placate my abuser is now in a CSA investigation comitee

So a few years ago I met this therapist and I saw her a couple of times. I was actually being followed by another therapist, but she became unable to attend me for a while aa she entered maternity leave. So she referenced me to a coworker, and even though my memory is still a bit foggy about what happened, I can remember that this woman just felt off for some reason. My former therapist seemed okayish (until she wasn't, but that's another story), and this one just felt wrong. Her approach was wrong. She felt gaslighty, dismissive and...I don't know how to put it. I don't know what is off about her, but I know I felt unseen and invalidated when I started to tell her about a situation that was going on with a person that, turns out, became incredibly abusive. And I was afraid of that person, I felt I was in danger.
So I guess I started to share what was going on, and I guess she didn't even got very interested, because I don't think I had a lot of space and safety to express my concerns. Only thing I know is that she treated it as if it was a very normal, very unconcerning situation, and she told me to just take a very pretty and cute attitude about it. Basically, to placate my abuser. Like everything was going to be solved if I just took a "lets be friends" attitude. She didn't care at all about my emotional needs, how I might be feeling, the history of my relationship with that person, nothing. And then she gave me the "other people aren't perfect, Im not perfect either" talk, and I felt she might be doing it to manipulate me and gaslight me into trusting her. It's like she had this very nice persona that was too good to be true but you couldn't defy without being seen as a big bad. Like she was trying to gaslight me so I could be her confirmation that she was worthy, and she built her persona in such a way that rejecting her would make me look bad. Like she was an insincere Mr. Rogers.
Turns out, she's now in a child sexual abuse comitee and I guess I'm shocked. Perhaps I shouldn't be, but perhaps that is just a testament of how deeply gaslighted and manipulated I was, so that just now I'm realizing how messed up people are and how absolutely unbelievable reality is that denial seems like the most real reality. How can such a fucking quack, who treated my situation as if it was nothing and just told me to be cute towards my abuser, now is getting to be anywhere near a child abuse investigation?! Fucking fraud! And I bet she's only doing it to further cement her image as a very nice person too!
Edit: typo, wrote "she's not" in a csa comitee, should've written "she's now"
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2023.02.26 08:18 I_only_read_trash (CW: Jokes About CSA) JNMIL joked about my husband SAing our daughter

I posted this in Beyondthebump and a friend suggested I also post this here. I'll post exactly as I have it on BTB and then add some details below as well to clarify some points. Please note that this is an ongoing situation and that my husband and I are taking action to protect our daughter and correct the behavior. I will be posting my future updates here, and perhaps a few other stories when I have the time.
CW: R*pe jokes, CSA
So my MIL never really has a filter. I’ve had my feelings hurt by her before because she will imply things are sexual when they aren’t. Mostly it’s harmless and she’s older (nearing 80’s) so I have chalked it up to being a bit senile, but I digress.
Today we were visiting with my MIL and BIL at my BIL’s apartment. We didn’t think we were going to go for a walk, so we didn’t bring a stroller or carrier, but when we got there it was suggested we walk for coffee. My husband decided he would stay behind to watch our 4mo daughter.
MIL looked at him weirdly and remarks “You? Let’s hope you don’t ‘take advantage’ (she used a different term, but one I’m not familiar with and I can’t recall the exact wording) like in my British Crime dramas.”
My husband and I were confused, because we didn’t know what she is referring to since we didn’t understand the term.
She then got kind of sheepish and said, “You know, sexual molestation.”
I was like “Jesus Christ, MIL.” And my husband just brushed it off and moved on from it, but it ruined my day.
I know she didn’t mean it, but I still find it terrible that she can look at the sweet relationship my husband has with our daughter and have her mind go there. I am disgusted that she took a wholesome relationship and sexualized it. As a girl, she’s going to be sexualized enough in her life, and I don’t want it to start with her grandmother implying incest at 4 months old.
I talked to my husband about it , and he’s so desensitized to her behavior that it didn’t phase him, but that he totally understands why I would be upset and offered to talk to her about her behavior. Right now we aren’t taking action, but if it continues we will be having a chat with her. She has shamed other family members for not being okay with sexualizing minors in the past (saying “they’re so uptight!”) and I don’t want to be the subject of that right now.
One big thing to note is that she does not have any alone time with our LO, and this has cemented me not allowing her to babysit or be alone with her in the future. We don’t believe she would act abusively, but as MIL ages, I’m not taking that chance.
Anyway, that was my Saturday.
1st Edit: So the more time I have to think and after getting your feedback, I asked my husband to put up strict boundaries with MIL. My biggest reasoning with him is that even if her inappropriate jokes are usually harmless, and even if she has no ill will, she can do huge damage to our LO by setting a precedence that it’s okay to sexually harass our daughter. This made me realize that MIL is literally the first person to sexually harass her at 4 months old. I cried for my little girl. I’ll update on how the talk goes.
Some Notes:
  • Many people asked if we think she was sexually assaulted as a child and the answer is we don't know. She has a very traumatic past (two-time refugee) and grew up in a third-world country, so that is very much a possibility.
  • She comes from a strict Middle Eastern upbringing and moved to LA and started working in Hollywood when she was 16. That industry was very, very misogynistic (think casting couch) and she developed a very lewd sense of humor in that industry. I think it was an overcorrection from her upbringing, and she has a problem censoring herself now.
  • From what I know, my husband was not abused physically by his mother. She did tell him she would "Ravage him and roll him in the hay," as a child. She also paints nudes that look suspiciously like her adult sons, and has given her sons explicit sex books as gifts ("The Joy of Gay Sex" being one of them.)
  • The previous comments she made about minors were about male cousins while they were visiting their house. One kid was upstairs sleeping in. When someone asked where he was, my JNMIL said he was probably just up there masturbating. Their being upset was framed as them being uptight and religious when she talked about this event. I remember making a mental note that she would likely say something like this about my children when I had them.
  • In the other thread, it was mentioned that JNMIL might have a problem with dementia that has been ongoing for years. I brought this up very gently with my husband and he told me that she has been this way his entire life so he doubts it's caused by that.
  • After making this thread I cried to my husband that I wanted a better life for our child and he hugged me and told me I was a good mom, and that we will make sure she has the best life where she isn't harassed. The plan is to set the boundary and call her out and leave the situation if it ever happens again. He is following my lead on this and is supportive.
Posting about this has been very helpful and therapeutic to me, so I would appreciate any advice if you have it. Obviously, I will keep y'all updated and answer any of your questions.
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2023.02.04 21:40 Nice-Wallaby2110 artsy girl in stem does much better than she expected

Demographics
Intended Major(s): computer engineering (applied CS at some schools)
Academics
Standardized Testing
Extracurriculars/Activities: lol
  1. (11-12) director for CS NPO focused on teaching kids to code - interviewed profs and held panels, hosted summer program w/ ~100 students, collaborated w other orgs, did web dev
  2. (10-12) art teacher for NPO - taught students ranging from elementary school age to college, as well as intl students. have had parents commission me for 1 on 1 classes
  3. (9-12) piano for 12 years, included some info abt my repertoire
  4. (10-12) coding stuff for fun LOL. currently making a game with a friend
  5. (10) organized an outreach project to encourage covid vaccination (early 2021), reached abt 1.5k families in my area
  6. (10-12) caretaker for my grandma w/ Alzheimer's; full-time during sophomore year
  7. (11-12) secretary of a stem club that i basically revived (recruited 30+ ppl). coded website for it
  8. (11) volunteer science teacher for decently(?) well-known NPO
  9. (11-12) girls who code <3
  10. (10-12) graphics artist for school newspaper
ngl i deadass considered putting fanfic as an ec ("published creative writing independently, gaining over 50k views and 400+ reviews online") 🤭💀
Awards/Honors:
  1. 1st in an international piano comp
  2. 1st in state art comp
  3. some other state-wide piano awards
  4. AP scholar w/ distinction
  5. national merit commended (missed the cutoff by 10 pts ..)
  6. i lowkey wanted to add national novel writing month winner LMAOO
Essays: personal statement was basically me gushing about physics class 😳 i talked about how my growth in physics helped me reconcile the art/STEM sides of myself. ppl who read it thought it represented me very well, and i still like it a lot :)
quality probably varies for supps (i think my RD ones were MUCH better than my EA ones, some of my early supps were god awful esp UIUC lmao)
i write a lot and i used to write personal reflections for fun (?!) so i think my writing can't have been that bad overall
LORs: i won't rate but i loved both teachers, one was my AP Phys C teacher who basically re-inspired me to pursue STEM and the other was the math teacher that i've had for 3 years (who can testify to my growth in math from precalcMVC). they r both incredible and i could not ask for better teachers
counselor LOR was probably pretty generic but i think she got to know me from all the times i've barged into her room about different things😭😭 she's also complimented me on being a good student so maybe that's a good sign..???
Interviews: Penn interview was decent, but my interviewer was kinda formal and businesslike lol,,, we did have some things in common to connect over though, and it wasn't awkward or anything
none of my RD schools have requested interviews so far LOL. it is what it is.....
Additional Info: online learning was a rough year, to say the least. i took care of my elementary-age sisters and grandma w/ dementia (that worsened very quickly) during the day since my parents were working. tldr i wasn't prepared for the responsibility and it took a huge emotional toll
my grades tanked. like TANKED. if not for grade inflation, i probably would've had a sub 3.0 gpa that year. i was a terrible student honestly and it's one of the biggest regrets of my time in HS
Decisions (indicate ED/EA/REA/SCEA/RD):
Acceptances:
Deferrals:
Rejections:
Awaiting: UVA, Cornell, Yale, Princeton, CMU, Duke, Rice, Vanderbilt
Some rambling: sure, i haven't gotten into HYPSM or anything, but i'm really happy with my results so far. idk what these schools saw in me, but i'm so thankful. 😭
one of the scariest things i heard during the college application process was that AOs compare you to people within your school. i have never been as ambitious as some of my peers, who started thinking about college from as early as 7th grade. i have never been as driven either; you'd think that the competition around me would push me to try harder or do better, but i was a student who was just... lost. i didn't know what i wanted to do (or didn't think i could do it), and i was too afraid to try. throughout most of high school, i stuck to the hobbies i'd always known. compared to my friends, my ECs and awards seem completely insignificant. some of the juniors i know have accomplished more than i could in ten lifetimes, lmao.
maybe this just reveals my naivete, but i'm kind of glad i never fully immersed myself in the college grindset. due to that, i was able to cement my self-worth in things other than the "prestige" of going to an ivy/top college. but i think the lingering regret that i could've done so much more has taught me that being content with what i have isn't always the best way to go. i definitely need to learn to step out of my comfort zone more and challenge myself !!
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2022.10.26 17:47 Faction_Chief /r/worldnews - https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/taiwan-expects-greater-china-pressure-after-xi-jinping-cements-power-minister-101666776305385-amp.html#amp_agsa_csa=49326498&_ct=1666797377002&_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16667973659468&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

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