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Amy Grant Mourns Tragic Loss of Bandmate {The Boot}
May 5th 2010 5:45AM Bill sought and received treatment for his depression; Bill's treatment was ongoing; and Bill's self-destructive behaviors were as much in the past as anyone's can be.
And yet, obviously, it still all became too much.
better2readbooks said:
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That the challenges one faces in life can "be helped" is not the issue, not even close, and I'm sorry but your statements have repeatedly shown your ignorance. The issue is whether or not someone can *see* that the obstacles and challenges overwhelming them can be helped. Very different, and if one can't see that help is available, *then* it's desperation and fatigue combined with loneliness and hurt... and our minds can play funny tricks on us sometimes...
Oh, and "nearly always"?!? "Nearly"??!? You yourself admit by saying "nearly" that in some situations things can't be helped, and what then?
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Yes it is. But remaining when one is always sad, always tired, always frightened? when one's lost the ability to trust or believe in others? when someone doesn't even believe in - can't even see - their own worth and strength? Sticking around then is no great favor to anyone...
When someone is so desperate to find a moment of peace they seriously consider ending their life... well, maybe peace is what they deserve at that point.
"look I'm not without empathy here"
Yes, you are.
You believe you are stronger than Bill was.
You believe that you are better than Bill was.
You are entirely without empathy here, and you are most certainly not better than Bill.
Here's a thought- check out what Ms. Grant, a born-again Christian who knew him and was one of his closest friends for almost 20 years, has to say.
Follow her lead.
You'll be the better for it.
Sands Casino In Pennsylvania Set To Open {Luxist}
Mar 7th 2009 1:17PM WRONG.
Let's try this again, no? Adelson did /not/ say they would avoid debt default by "...selling two retail malls at the Venetian Macau resort and the Four Seasons hotel in Macau."
Aadelson /did/ say it would include"...the sale of two retail malls and increased business in Macau". That increased business part is key- only 25% of the sale proceeds can leave Macau, so for any significant company-wide financial impact to be achieved, Sands has to cut costs (up-keep & staffing of those malls) and increase revenue; the asset sales in Macau won't really help (again, company-wide).
BTW- is SteelStax the name of the National Museum of Industrial History, or is it the arts and cultural center, or is it both (in which case how weird is it to have a PBS station inside a museum of Industrial History?)?
Court Shuts Down Whistleblower Site {Switched}
Feb 20th 2008 12:59PM "Constitutional freedoms"???
Bless your heart, Kate, you didn't really read the article, did ya hon? It's about the fact that we keep losing our "Constitutional freedoms", for example when our Supreme Court ruled last year that "...whistleblowing employees had no protection against retaliation from employers". Note that it says nothing about libel, and in fact doesn't even matter if the employee's whistleblowing was valid. Doesn't even matter if the employer was breaking the law!
(And because I have determined that this post directly impacts United States national security, I am asking that the user account "nationalsecuritymatters" be shut down in a heartbeat. Did someone say "arbitrary"?)
