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circa 1900-1975
Chase, Adaline, 1900-1975
Extent: 1.6 linear feet
Adaline Chase was a public health nurse and nurse educator who was instrumental in establishing the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. This collection documents her nursing and education career, along with her professional organization activities and her personal life.
circa 1950-2010
Davis, Anne J.
Extent: 2 linear feet
Anne J. Davis, PhD, MS, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita at the University of California San Francisco, is nationally and internationally recognized as a pioneer in nursing ethics. This collection contains some of her personal and professional papers, including correspondence, publications, and international conference materials.
Goodrich, Annie Warburton, 1871-1955
Extent: 1.25 linear feet
Annie Warburton Goodrich is best known for establishing the United States Student Nurse Reserve, more commonly known as the Army School of Nursing, in 1918-1919. She later became the first dean of the Yale University School of Nursing. Her papers include files of organizations with which she associated, biographical material, miscellaneous documents, and photographs. The collection also includes a typed manuscript of Harriett Rose (Berger) Koch's biography, America's Militant Angel.
(Bulk: 1972-1979)
Hanlan, Archie J., 1924-1973
Hanlan, Mary S., 1928-
Extent: 0.8 linear feet
Archie and Mary Hanlan are known for their writings, educational efforts, and research on thanatology. Archie Hanlan lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for two years before his death in 1973. During his illness, he wrote and taught about the experience of death and caring for the dying. This collection contains papers related to the Hanlans' publications.
(Bulk: 1964-2002)
Bates, Barbara, Dr., 1928-2002 -- Archives
Extent: 11 linear feet (22 archival boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 flat oversized box, 1 medical bag)
The Barbara Bates papers include correspondence, writings, photographs, and personal papers that shed light on her career in the medical and nursing history fields, research projects, and personal life.
Wilcox, Barbara
Extent: 0.8 linear feet
This collection contains some of the professional papers of Barbara Wilcox, a public health nurse. Materials include articles, information on committees, and position papers.
Neuman, Betty M.
Extent: 5.7 linear feet
This collection contains personal and professional papers of Betty M. Neuman. The contents include her published and unpublished works, correspondence, and copies of published and unpublished works that were inspired by the Neuman Systems Model.
Fagin, Claire M., 1926-2000
Extent: 19.3 linear feet
Claire Fagin is an internationally renowned nursing leader. She was Dean of the School of Nursing of the University of Pennsylvania and interim president of the University of Pennsylvania. This collection includes her personal and professional papers, including correspondence, speeches, publications, photographs, and artifacts.
Capers, Cynthia Flynn
Extent: 0.8 linear feet
Cynthia Capers was the first black graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's nursing doctoral program, and has worked as a nurse, family therapist, consultant, researcher, professor, dean, and special assistant to the provost at the University of Akron. This collection contains some of her papers and records, including biographical information, outlines for courses at the Germantown Dispensary Hospital School, and doctoral program materials from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Schwartz, Doris R., 1915-1999
Extent: 3.5 linear feet
Doris Schwartz was a nurse educator remembered for her work at Cornell University and Cornell Medical College, as well as her contributions to the University of Pennsylvania's Gerontology Nursing Program. This collection of publications, grants, reports, and personal materials documents Schwartz's scholarly career and her work with many professional nursing organizations. Also included is a series of audio and video tapes containing autobiographical interviews.
Mereness, Dorothy Ann, 1910-1991
Extent: 3.5 linear feet
Dorothy Ann Mereness, R.N., Ed.D., F.A.A.N., was Dean of the School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1977 and a pioneer in the development of psychiatric nursing. This collection consists of personal papers and institutional files. The personal papers document Mereness's professional development. Although largely incomplete, the organizational files show the extent of Mereness's involvement in the development of nursing at both regional and national levels.
Smith, Dorothy M., 1913-1997
Extent: 5 linear feet
Dorothy M. Smith, R.N., M. Ed., dean and dean emeritus of the College of Nursing at the University of Florida, 1956-1973, was an internationally known nurse leader, educator and clinician. These papers span Smith's professional life and documents her educational and academic experiences as well as awards and recognition received as a nursing leader. The collection is comprised of addresses, articles, and files which reflect her association with the University of Florida; personal correspondence; and photographs.
Lambertsen, Eleanor C.
Extent: 7 linear feet
Eleanor Lambertsen was a prominent nurse educator who led the nursing education faculty at both Teachers College, Columbia University and Cornell University/New York Hospital School of Nursing. This collection contains reports of her involvement in national and state-level activities, including the American Medical Association, National Commission for the Study of Nursing and Nursing Education, Nation's Health, and the American Nurses Association, as well as some of her correspondence and personal papers.
(Bulk: 1970-2013)
Baer, Ellen, Donor
Extent: 13 linear feet (8.5 container boxes of documents .5 container boxes of photographs and other items 1 container box of artifacts 2 small flat size boxes 5 oversized framed items)
Ellen D. Baer was a prominent history scholar and nursing figure at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing as well as in nursing centers and colleges in New York. This collection documents her nursing career, federally funded nursing courses in oncology and in AIDS, research projects and prolific writing career as well as insight into her personal life.
Downs, Florence S., 1925-2005
Extent: 6 linear feet
Florence S. Downs (1925-2005) was nurse scholar, researcher, and educator. She served as Associate Dean at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and established Penn's nursing doctoral program. She later became editor of the journal Nursing Research. These materials include personal and professional correspondence, photographs, publications, and artifacts.
Peplau, Hildegard E., 1949-1987
Peplau, Letitia Anne
Extent: 2.1 linear feet
Hildegard Elizabeth Peplau was nationally and internationally known for her expertise in psychiatric and mental health nursing. This collection consists primarily of papers on psychiatric nursing which Hildegard Peplau prepared and presented at conferences, workshops, and other professional activities. It also contains reprints of a number of her published articles.
Benoliel, Jeanne Quint, 1956-2006
Extent: 35 linear feet
The Jeanne Quint Benoliel, Papers include personal and professional correspondence, speeches, presentations, and publications she wrote during her career, as well as documents following her active participation in professional organizations such as the International Working Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement. In addition, this collection contains several research grant projects and related field notes and materials, including her influential studies "Exploratory Investigation of Process of Adjustment Following Mastectomy" and "Hospital Personnel, Nursing Care and Dying Patients", amongst others.
Ashley, Jo Ann, 1942-1980
Extent: 10.4 linear feet
Jo Ann Ashley was a nationally recognized nurse educator and author, best known for her book Hospitals, Paternalism, and the Role of the Nurse. She spoke and wrote prolifically on nursing, health care, and sexism and gender relations. This collection of papers and multimedia items documents Ashley's professional career. It includes correspondence, articles and speeches, and research materials. Also included are some of Ashley's personal papers, including a complete set of her poetry.
Lynaugh, Joan E., Dr., 1935-2011
Extent: 33.75 linear feet
The Joan E. Lynaugh papers include correspondence, writings, research from various projects as well as personal and professional photographs. In addition this collection contains activities related to the University of Pennsylvania and personal papers that shed light on her career in nursing and nursing history, including her influential research projects.
(Bulk: 1969-2004)
Buhler-Wilkerson, Karen, Dr., 1944-2010, Author
Extent: 26 linear feet
This collection spans Buhler-Wilkerson's professional life, documenting her education at Emory, her work while a faculty member and Division Head of the University of Pennsylvania, and her appointment as Director of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. Also included are important correspondence and papers related to her membership with other institutes and associations. Photographs, artifacts and files related to the Center's projects, including The Nightingale's Song and RN: The Past, Present, and Future of the Nursing Uniform, are incorporated.
Evans, Lois K.
Extent: 19.375 linear feet
The Lois K. Evans Papers include personal awards, papers and publication during her career, materials related to her tenure at the University of Pennsylvania, research projects and history files, including her studies in reducing restraints as well as her involvement in national associations, which shed light on her influential career that transformed elder care, geriatric mental health education, and national policies.
circa 1972-1977
Ruggiero, Loretta
Extent: 7 linear feet (about 200 items)
These papers contain notes and other curriculum material used by Loretta Ruggiero, an instructor in public health nursing at Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing during the 1960s-1970s.
Styles, Margretta Madden
Extent: 76.8 linear feet
This unprocessed collection contains the papers of Magretta Madden Styles (1930-2005), a nurse educator and scholar known for her leadership in nursing education, credentialing and international nursing. These papers document her long career and involvement with the ANA, ANCC, and ICN, as well as the University of Texas, San Antonio, Wayne State University, and the University of California, San Francisco.
Wolanin, Mary Opal
Extent: 2.9 linear feet
Mary Opal Wolanin was a nurse educator and expert in gerontological nursing, especially regarding confusion in the elderly. These papers span Wolanin's professional life, documenting her academic, research and consultation experiences with various associations, institutions as well as awards and nursing recognition received as a nursing leader. The collection is comprised of addresses, articles, papers, and audio-visual tapes.
(Bulk: 1966-1987)
Schlotfeldt, Rozella M., 1914-2005
Extent: 3 linear feet
Rozella M. Schlotfeldt, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., was a nurse, educator, author and administrator. She was dean and professor of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. This collection of her papers includes her addresses, articles, and files, reflecting her association with various academic institutions and professional nursing organizations; her personal correspondence, and photographs.


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If you are considering a spring break this year then now is the time to research holiday destinations; perhaps to see if you can seek out a far flung vacation romance then travel conditions are ideal for going by these close and far flung, society rich areas.
In 2015 new visitor attractions, and some lastingly reasonable sights and travel experiences make these five spring break ideas perfect to think about for your travel agenda in the run up to the summer.
Spring Break Idea : Venice, Italy
Traveling to Venice in Italy is currently far more reasonable than at any other times of the year and hotel rates are down from the same period a year ago. Alongside the must experience gondola trip, going to the Piazza San Marco is an absolute travel necessity.Absorb the work of Venetian scholars, artists and visionaries; for example, Vittore Carpaccio, and Giorgione at Gallerie dell'accademia.
Spring Break Idea : The Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea is becoming more and more popular with tourists each year and is a must visit 2015 sunny vacation destination. Kick back and enjoy some sand in your toes while you work on the all over body tan.
The Dominican Republic is bursting with sprawling luxury hotels all competing to secure your hard earned travel dollars. The 5 star Majestic Colonial Beach Resort for example in the city of Punta Cana is shockingly reasonably priced, at about $200 for every night that you stay for a double room.
For a more provincial class of trip, best in class is Las Terrenas, a little known fishing port in the Samaná region of the Dominican Republic that offers weary travelers basic accommodation but all the considerable advantages of great beaches, coastline, restaurants and fantastic coastal location.
To absorb some of the local Dominican heritage and experiences be certain to visit the Los Haitises National Park, a secluded and private virgin backwoods known locally as Caño Hondo. Book a kayak for only $3 dollars and coast through mysterious tidal ponds and mangroves to catch a view of the untamed wildlife such as tan pelicans and the rare leather back turtles.
Both Venice in Italy and the Dominican Republic could not be further apart geographically but both vacation destinations represent a thoroughly enjoyable spring vacation idea that you won't easily forget. Further more both places are well served by major airlines.

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It's my birthday, and so I'm going to let myself do something I rarely do: I'm going to make a purely self-interested post. I don't typically, in fact the "Distracted" series has waned a bit because I often second-guess myself as to whether or not a post is too self-indulgent, but today on August 19th I'll let it go. I'm not discussing books or comics or anything close to my medium that could be considered remotely relevant to my position here at Engen Books: these are my top 10 favorite movies of all time. 🙂
I love film. If I could have done it DIY like I did with writing novels, I would have pursued it. I love every part of film, and I feel like I spend a great deal of my time unconsciously trying to turn novels into film, from a writing standpoint.
Bare in mind, "Favorite" does not mean that I objectively think these are the best films of all time: much smarter and more studious people can debate that. These are my favorite, which I judge based on a simple metric: movies I feel the need to rewatch over and over again, typically at least once a year.
10. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: A bit of a cheat, three movies, but I could never decide between them (that's a lie: Fellowship) and, when I watch them, I tend to watch them all back to back. On the rare times I get catastrophically ill, these movies are usually my comfort viewing: I'll put the extended editions on back to back and just lay in bed and escape into Peter Jackson's vision of Tolkien's world until I feel better. These are perfect films, in my opinion, are this is one of the few entries on this list I'd make a case yes, deserve to be in the ranks of the greatest films of all time (again, Fellowship, everyone loves Return for reasons that allude me).
However: The less said about the Hobbit trilogy, the better.
9. Spotlight: Probably the most recent entry on my list, this 2015 journalism procedural drama is based on the real-life reporting that exposed the sex scandal at the heart of the Catholic Church. It takes place during 2001 and doesn't seek to over-dramatize the events: there's very little character arc to each person, as this is just a snapshot of their lives while they work this story, but it's a glimpse into the weight and power behind investigative journalism. It also gives me "gooseflesh" every time I watch it at the end, when it lists all the cities where scandals have since been uncovered, and it takes 8 full screens of text. Every time I get chills.
8. Fight Club: A movie with a twist needs to be perfect in order to reach legendary status: it has to be so good that, even if you know the twist, you still enjoy it. I knew the twist going into Fincher's 1999 adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk novel, and the film is so expertly crafted that I found myself second-guessing myself: maybe the twist was a marketing fake-out? maybe my friends had been pulling one over on me? The perfect cap to Gen X counter-culture, this is a movie that could have only happened when it happened, and it's perfect.
7. Groundhog Day: This movie is perfection. It's premise is so simple — and yet complex and never explained — and it delivers it perfectly. I had a screenwriting instructor once tell me you couldn't just drop something otherworldly into a movie and expect people to buy it, to which I responded Groundhog Day, and the point was given. Structurally, this film is a gem. It's prof that with good structure — setups, reminders, payoffs, you can get the audience on board with anything. It also happens to be one of the funniest and most heartfelt movies of all time.
6. Zodiac: This movie scares the ever-living everything out of me, and it does so without ever reducing itself to a jump-scare, loud noise, or jump-from-behind the camera moment. It doesn't even stay far from the reality on which it is based, instead forming a narrative around cartoonist Robert Graysmith's theory as to who the Zodiac killer is… and just like with Spotlight, there's a moment at the end what Gratsmith looks at Mark Ruffolo's character and shows the distance between the suspect and the first victim's door and says "I've walked it," and it gives me chills every time. I've watched it no less than ten times, and it still does it. The line delivery is perfect. It's also a perfect film for talking about film structure, with an inciting incident that is perfectly capped. Every potential writer should study this film.
5. The Shawshank Redemption: Frequently competing for the top spot of the greatest movies of all time with The Godfather (a movie I despise — I don't understand the appeal at all), this story of hope and redemption in a hopeless place is told through two unlikely friends: the only guilty man in Shawshank, and the only innocent one. It's a straight drama with perfect delivery, framing, everything. This movie is absolutely flawless.
4. The Green Mile: Isn't it weird that, from a while, the only movies Frank Darabont made were prison movies adapted from works by Stephen King? I mean… that's a narrow niche. This movie is one of those "so perfectly in tune with me I wish I wrote it." I wish this was Engen Universe canon. It is a lovely movie that is a twist on King, in which the scifi element that gets dropped in isn't dropped in for scares, but to provide hope. King elevates himself above the B-movie fare we love him for to a very personal and memorable story, the end of which never fails to reduce me to tears.
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: I really could have just made a top ten list about David Fincher movies. There's something about his style as a filmmaker that just speaks to me, I think. This movie is the perfect murder-mystery thriller. I'm honestly not sure why anyone rights in the genre anymore, myself included (other than I love the genre). Nothing will ever reach this level in this era, I firmly believe. It has characters we love and feel for, a tense situation, a villainous family of nazi's from a corner of the world where that's not as out-of-place as it will seem to Western audiences, and plots within plots that will keep viewers invested even after repeat viewings.
2. The Prestige: A film about a rivalry between two magicians — Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman — that's also, secretly, a mystery. This is a storytelling masterclass, with the narrative taking place within "nested flashbacks" due to the characters reading each other's journals, absolutely unreliable narrators, and a third-act twist which brings the up-till-then grounded film into a whole new venue that I still can't believe they pulled off to this day. Everything about this works, and you can even pretend it's Batman v. Wolverine for some added viewing pleasure. 🙂
1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Movie: This movie makes no sense in the context of all the others, I know, but it has been my favorite since I was 6 years old and remains such. It, and its sequels, are the only movies from this area that i enjoyed as a child and that none of the shine have gone off of. Can I defend this movie like the others on this list? No. Is it a perfect and technical masterpiece and filmmaking? No. But what it is is enjoyable and watchable, to the point that I think I've seen it 100 times over the last 27 years.
That's my list! Feel free to comment and share your own favorite movies, or even read into how these movies affected me as a writer in ways I may not even be aware of. 🙂 Who knows, maybe this will end up being work-related yet! Until next time: Never Look Back!


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The Republicans would like to make every excuse possible to explain the drugging they received in last week's election. The excuses have varied from 'Mitt Romney was not a stellar candidate,' to the president and his campaign painted the Republicans as out of touch (which they are), as well as every other possible excuse except the simple numbers of it. This was not an election of ideas, popularity, or the economy, as the Romney campaign would have had us believe. Or anything else. Plain and simple, it was demographics.
The Republicans have been governing over an ever increasingly shrinking coalition since the 1990's and it finally took this election to make them realize it. Based on some delusional hypothesis from conservative pundits and analysts, the GOP thought it was going to win the presidency and perhaps re-take the senate. This is wishful thinking at best. In this article by Chris Cillizza, of The Washington Post's TheFix, he argues
The numbers paint a very clear picture: Republicans now face the same low electoral-college ceiling that Democrats confronted for much of the 1970s and 1980s — needing everything to go right to win the presidency, much less break the 300-electoral-vote barrier. Read more…


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I am graduating from undergraduate business school in less than a month. I have taken some time to reflect on the key things I have learned during my four years in school and have detailed them below. It is hard to boil it down to just five major learning points, but the items I have chosen are the most important.
1. How to work in teams
The first and most important lesson I learned from business school is how to effectively work in teams. No matter what your job is at some point you are going to have to work with another human being. Even the most introverted jobs require some form of communication with other people. In business school nearly all the classes I took had a team project in the lesson plan. I learned to effectively work within a team whether it was a semester long project or just a 15 minute project during class. The key to working in teams successfully is to communicate the right way. This requires finding the right balance of being courteous and direct. Courtesy gets your team members to like and respect you while directness gets your message across clearly.
2. How to use Excel
All Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) are crucial to the business world. Excel is one program that most people do not utilize to its fullest potential. I took an entire course dedicated to learning how to use Excel and its many functions in school and I recommend that you do the same. There are some great online courses available that can help you get ahead of the pack. First, you should learn most of the basic formulas Excel offers and then you can move to the more complicated items like pivot tables and conditional formatting.
3. How to brainstorm ideas
Quite often, creative thinking is not attributed to business majors but it is key to thriving in the workplace. Creative thinking involves diverging and then converging. Divergent thinking is coming up with every crazy idea related to a problem. For example, if you want to get to work faster you consider the possibility of growing wings and flying there. Once a list is created you converge on the feasible options until you have your winning idea. For example, maybe flying there is not feasible, but taking a new route or riding your bike are potential options.
4. How to make a good first impression
Surprisingly, making a good first impression does not have a lot to do with what you first say to someone new. Instead, it is all about body language. Your posture, dress, and handshake speak volumes for who you are as a person. Make sure that you stand up straight, make eye contact, dress the part, and shake firmly in order to make the best first impression possible.
5. Marketing basics
Many business gurus, like Mark Cuban, believe that accounting is key to understanding businesses. I disagree. Accounting can get mundane and also confusing at times. Plus, you can always outsource accounting to a professional in the field. The real key to understanding a business and ensuring its success is knowing how to market a product. If a product does not sell then there is no use for accounting anyways. First, brush up on the basics like the 4 P's and various selling strategies. Then you can dive into some related and up-to-date professional articles.
That finishes off my list of the top five things I took away from business school. Of course, there were numerous other topics covered during my short time in school, but these five are the most important out of everything. If you have any questions please make sure to leave a comment!


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Gunfight, the Biography of Guns in America, Isn't Taking Sides
When UCLA law professor Adam Winkler first began to promote his new book, Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America, he spoke to a booking agent about appearing on television news programs.
"So which side are you on," the agent asked, "far-right or far-left?" Winkler explained that neither he nor his book came down hard on either side of the gun debate, to which the agent replied incredulously, "Have you ever seen a TV news show?" Nuance, it seems, doesn't get booked on FOX or MSNBC. So without an extremist stance, Winkler's career as a talking head was over before it began.
This anecdote was shared with guests by the author at his book party in Beverly Hills Thursday night, held at the home of his parents, Irwin and Margo Winkler, and co-hosted by Arianna Huffington and Ron and Kelly Meyer. But the history of guns in America, Winkler explained, doesn't correspond neatly with extreme ideologies.
For instance, the KKK was founded in large part as a gun control organization, determined to keep firearms out of the hands of the black populace. The wild west had some of the strictest gun laws in American history. And if James Madison, a.k.a. "the Father of the Constitution," were running for office today, he'd be hard pressed to gain the endorsement of the NRA.
Yeah, you won't find that sort of talk on Bill O'Reilly. But it will be available at the Los Angeles Public Library come September 27th, when Winkler kicks off his book tour with a Q&A. Winkler will also appear at the West Hollywood Book Fair on October 2.
An excerpt of Gunfight can be found of the current issue of The Atlantic.
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WASHINGTON — When Americans turn out to cast ballots in November elections, the voting system will be in no better shape than it was in 2000, a panel of voting experts said Friday.
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
Problems with electronic voting machines in this year's primaries illustrated that changes have been slow, despite the implementation of new standards meant to improve the system, panelists told the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
The commission, an independent bipartisan agency, has been examining the voting system since the 2000 presidential election, when the Supreme Court decided the outcome after voting problems in Florida and other states.
"Most states really won't be ready. We're ending up in '04 with the very same problems and issues that were there before," said Mary Frances Berry, committee chairperson. The group plans to study the issue of election reform in the fall, shortly before the November elections.
Congress passed the federal Help America Vote Act in 2002 and set new standards — such as requiring ID for first-time voters. The law forced states to look at using electronic voting machines instead of punch cards to avoid the problems with ballots that Florida encountered in 2000. But money to make the changes has been slow in getting to states. Forty-one states have received waivers giving them until 2006 to have computerized voter registration lists.
Because states must replace punchcard and lever machines, voting officials nationwide are buying electronic machines — many of which use touch-screen technology.
That alone doesn't solve the problem of inaccurate votes, said Michael Shamos, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. "They haven't rushed to educate people on how to properly use the machines, which is creating all kinds of problems," he said.
The use of computerized voting has prompted questions about security, reliability and whether or not paper trails should be used. More than a dozen states are considering issuing paper receipts for voters to verify before casting their ballots, but some voting experts warn that there still could be problems, such as discrepancies between those and the computerized ballots.
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Remember when the stories and poems in children's school books concluded with a message of preferred behavior?
I hold in my hand my fourth grade reader, copyright 1925. Among my old books there is also a much worn copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Literary history tells us that Hans Christian Anderson and his brother left law school and spent weeks walking the German countryside in search of old stories which had been told only by word of mouth. They sat in kitchens and gardens listening to old grandmothers tell stories that their grandmothers had told them. Perhaps the most famous of this group is "The Emperor's New Clothes , " which tells the story of a proud Emperor to whom fine clothes meant everything.
Today we would say that two scam artists came to him promising to weave fine garments of solid gold threads. When the Emperor "wore" the garment they supposedly had created, it took the honesty of a small child to gasp and say "But he hasn't got anything on!"
Then there is the fairy tale of Three Little Pigs . One built a house of straw; anther built of sticks, and the wolf huffed and puffed and blew these houses down. The third little pig was wise and built his house of brick.
Most of these stories began with "Once upon a time" or "Long, long ago." Remember the story of "The Ugly Duckling" who grew to be a beautiful, graceful swan? Remember "Little Red Riding Hood" who'd been told never to talk to strangers? Even the story of lovely Cinderella as contrasted with her wicked step-sisters had a moral to be learned.
My second grade teacher, teaching about honesty, taught us to sing about George Washington as a little boy. We sang to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me" the following little rhyme.
Once a father very sad
Thought his little boy was bad.
Took the lad upon his knee,
"Son, did you cut my cherry tree?"
"Yes, I cut it down. Yes, I cut it down.
"Yes, I cut it down. I cannot tell a lie."
However the story in my fourth grade reader that made a lasting impression on me was "Dust under the Rug." There was a sick mother whose little girl went searching for work to get money before their food gave out. Finding a tiny house in the forest, she went in and cleaned it thoroughly. The owners of the house were 12 tiny dwarfs, who asked her to clean for them every day. One day she was slow with her cleaning and made the decision not to sweep under the rug where no one could see.
When she went to bed that night and tried to go to sleep, it seemed a little voice in her heart was saying "Dust under the rug!", "Dust under the rug!" She could bear it no longer so she sprang out of bed, grabbed the broom and swept away the dust under the rug at the little house. Lo, under the dust lay 12 shining gold pieces as round and bright as the moon! The 12 little dwarfs came into the room and speaking in rhyme, as they always did, said:
Our love goes with the gold we give.
And oh! forget not while you live
That in the smallest duty done
Lies wealth of Joy for everyone.
And so here I am 75 years later still turning my door mats and sweeping beneath them thoroughly. Although I have never found 12 gold pieces, there's a certain satisfaction in a job well done.
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales Leather Bound – November 24, 2011
About Joyce Ray Wheeler
Joyce Ray Wheeler was born in Kentucky, but after marriage and two sons she and her husband, Dr. Ruric Wheeler she moved to Birmingham, Alabama in 1953. She was a former school teacher for a short while. She was active in the Faculty Wives Club at Samford University and a member of Shades Mountain Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School classes for women for many years. She enjoyed travel, her grandchildren and writing her memories. Joyce passed away November 2, 2012. Her obituary and memorial can be seen at: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Joyce-Wheeler&lc=4394&pid=160800084&mid=5294496


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We LOVE lacrosse. This fun, physical game, is great cross training for kids that play hockey, is a nice change of pace from soccer, and has both boys and girls club options. The one downside to lacrosse is that you have to register WICKED EARLY. Like now. Like, when the snow is on the ground.
Because nothing says spring sports like snow on the ground, y'all.
This year, Prince William Lacrosse is having a "Try Lacrosse Day", and you should definitely check it out if you're on the Woodbridg side of the world. Note that this is for YOUNG players ages 8 and under. If you're on the Manassas/Gainesville side, check out Brigade Youth Lacrosse.


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Uncertain future for Mother Goose
Two long-time facilitators of the much-loved Parent-Child Mother Goose program are retiring from the program that shared rhymes and music with thousands of Oxford children.
Amidst a funding shuffle, Mary Trachsel and Anne Innes, who have ran the program for 16 and 15 years respectively, ran their last Mother Goose program on June 28.
"Their caring and compassionate approach to encouraging positive parenting through music and rhyme will be missed by so many," said Suzanne Stoop, a supply facilitator with the program. "The fact that this program has been the best attended program wherever it has gone in the county speaks volumes about how much the program and Mary and Anne mean to families."
The long term future of Parent-Child Mother Goose in Oxford County is uncertain if a community partner does not sponsor the program or our fundraising efforts are not successful.Deb Dejong
Last year, during the 20th anniversary of the program in Oxford County, there were 13,000 visits by parents and children to the free program that focuses on songs and rhymes.
"It's an opportunity for parents and children to strengthen their bonds with each other," said Anne Innes. "It's a free drop-in program where they enjoy an hour of songs, rhymes, fellowship and community."
Trachsel said the program also provided a means for families "to meet their neighbours and build community."
"It's been a privilege to meet all the people," she said.
Trachsel and Innes, who are both passionate about the programming that focused on parents as well as children, were volunteers with the program before they were hired.
"I'm thrilled to be retiring," Innes said. "We'll miss what we did every week for those many years."
Deb Dejong, supervisor of the program that is run through Wellkin Child and Youth Mental Wellness, formerly the Oxford-Elgin Child and Youth Centre, said a recent funding shuffle with altered expectations for the program through Oxford Community Child Care means the program will have to raise funds to carry on.
"The long term future of Parent-Child Mother Goose in Oxford County is uncertain if a community partner does not sponsor the program or our fundraising efforts are not successful," she said.
Wellkin executive director Mamta Chail-Teves said if they had accepted funding for the program it would have had to radically change and even take on a new name.
"We decided that due to our philosophy, our mission and our vision we wanted to maintain the fidelity of the Parent-Child Mother Goose program," she said. "It is also a big risk as we don't have any funding for it going forward."
Chail-Teves said the program is very popular with both parents and children.
"The community has said they value the program," she said. "They took a holistic approach where parents could talk about their struggles and challenges. It was looking at the whole family and their wellness."
An open house is being held for Innes and Trachsel on July 25 from 10 a.m. to noon.


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A Cutting Edge Museum
WHEN JOURNEYING UP THE M6 recently I took a diversion to Southport, to visit the British Lawnmower Museum. Most people to whom I mentioned it to had thought it was a joke. I can assure you it is not…
The museum has been put together by Brian Radam (above) a former lawnmower racing champion. It is a vast collection of all sorts of makes and sizes of lawnmower. The lawnmower was invented in 1830 by Edward Budding of Gloucester who developed a cylinder cutting device to trim nap from cloth. In secret he developed this to be a grass cutting machine either powered by horse or by hand.
The museum houses 100s of machines from hand powered ones to large engined motor examples, from horse drawn to sit on, petrol or mains or battery powered electric. They are all here with some surprises. All the makes you have ever heard of are represented and there are a number which have strong connections to the motor industries.
There is one car in the collection made by Atco who in 1939 announced the Atco Junior Safety-first Trainer which was launched with the idea of training young children in the art of car driving. Powered by a 98cc Atco Villiers engine they hoped to sell it in quantity to schools and local authorities, priced at £35 each. When war broke out some 200 had been sold; it did not appear after the war. The Museum has an excellent example.
In presentation this is much more like a private collection that a museum. Though there are a lot of explanatory captions the machines are so closely packed in places you are not quite sure which one refers to which lawnmower. There are a lot of pictures and photographs as well as showcases of lawnmowermobilia. Not only are there a huge variety of makes represented, there are some from rich and celebrity owners as well. There is an extensive archive so if you want to date that old mower at the back of the garden shed this is the place to come.
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This in from Apple Insider: Home Depot has decided to supply its corporate staff with Apple's iPhone 4S, ditching the some 10,000 BlackBerry smartphones its executives have used to date.
It's a blow to RIM--sorry, BlackBerry--to be sure, especially following last year's decision by the security-conscious Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to use the iPhone, over RIM. But it hardly spells the end for the company, which is just getting started pitching the BlackBerry Z10, a phone that is about as opposite of the iPhone than one can get and still be a smart device.
In fact it could well be that BlackBerry will look back at Home Depot's decision as its turning point.
Oh, I am not going to jump on the Apple-is-losing-its-edge bandwagon or make some obscure connection between its recent stock price fluctuations to some fatal shift in its corporate or supply chain performance (and those rumors around the reductions in orders for iPhone screens, if true, probably stem from a solid reason like a change in product strategy).
But I do think RIM is scrappy enough to hold on to a core portion of its core user group—businesses—and then build from that base, especially with the rollout of BB 10. The message the market has been hammering home these last few years, innovate or die, has been duly received in Waterloo.
Perhaps more importantly BlackBerry's also learned a key lesson about marketing, hopefully just in time. The company and the rest of the mobile world watched the Palm--a beautiful piece of hardware and software engineering that couldn't sell itself out of a paper bag at the end--wither and die in large part because the devices weren't marketed very well. RIM almost went that route--and arguably it still could--but it seems to have finally found religion on marketing.
Along with the debut of its new OS, the company changed its name from RIM to BlackBerry.
It also announced it was creating a new role of Global Creative Director and that Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys would fill the job. I can't really speak to Ms. Keys' tech expertise and I have no idea just how much creative control she has in this arrangement. But the fact that BlackBerry saw fit to glam up its image with her speaks volumes. As for Apple, well, maybe I won't flog its recent woes, but others sure are.


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Smith and Deli is an amazing all vegan eatery in the heart of Fitzroy, just outside of the city center of Melbourne, Australia. This place seriously has anything that you could want in a deli – but the entire place is completely vegan! I love to stop by to pick up some breakfast staples (toaster waffles with maple syrup, or everything bagels with vegan cream cheese), or pick up a to-go breakfast sandwich (my favorite is the Egg McMartinez – an english muffin stuffed with a fried tofu "egg," vegan cheddar cheese, and a slice of vegan ham, loaded up with the sauce of your choice – I always choose bbq).
There is a little park just about a block away, where you can stop and sit on a bench like a civilized person. I usually can't make it that far before ripping into my sandwich, and I end up sitting on the curb like your standard hipster.
Another bout of good news – Smith and Deli carries a drink that I swear I created years ago. About five years ago, I came up with the brilliant idea of mixing two shots of espresso over ice with coconut water. This ensures that you are hydrating with coconut water, while you dehydrate with espresso. I used to use chocolate coconut water, but Smith and Deli uses standard coconut water, creating a more coconutty iced coffee. It's sweet and delicious.
Smith and Deli is a place that I HIGHLY recommend to any vegan or vegan-friendly person visiting Melbourne. It should definitely be on your "do not miss" list.


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This is even shorter than Toshiba's comment:
Jan 4, 2008 20:30 ET
HD DVD Promotional Group Statement on Warner Home Video Decision to Back Blu-ray
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Talk about weak. OK, they admit it is a setback for HD DVD – kind of hard not to. A vague statement about the consumer benefiting from HD DVD's "commitment to quality and affordability" – translation "We helped drive HD prices down", fair enough. But closing with adoption being determined by the consumer? In light of Warner's shift in the market, and BD's sustained sales lead, that almost sounds like an admission that this could be the death blow to HD DVD. This is the HD DVD Promotional Group, and even they don't have any fighting words about 'answering the challenge' or touting their favorite 'more standalone player sales' or the like?
It really seems like the HD DVD camp is seriously stunned and shaken by this, and doesn't really know what to say or do in response. I don't think they have any strong cards left to play.
ETA: You know, it is kind of odd the Blu-ray Disc Association hasn't issued their own press release yet to tout this and gloat.


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All the Queen's Men (2001)
Director Stefan Ruzowitzky
Writer Digby Wolfe (story), Joseph Manduke (story), June Roberts (story), David Schneider (screenplay)
Genre Comedy, War, Action
Year 2001
Actors Matt LeBlanc, Eddie Izzard, James Cosmo, Nicolette Krebitz
IMDB : 4.5 (2,260 votes)
Description Late in World War II, the Brits still want their hands on a German Enigma, the typewriter-like machine that constructs and sends coded messages. Parachuting behind enemy lines - with two days to find the factory where Enigmas are made, grab one, and get out - are an unlikely quartet: a queen, a pencil pusher, a bookworm, and an almost secret agent. Plus they are all dressed as women, with only a crash course from the queen. They reach their destination, rendezvous with their German contact, a lovely librarian, and start their search. They seemed doomed to fail; is this a fool's errand?


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Peter Eisenman: Lateness and the Politics of Media
Internationally known architect and scholar Peter Eisenman (B.Arch. '55) is Cornell's Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor. Eisenman's works include large-scale housing and urban design projects, facilities for educational institutions, and private houses. He has studied and made formal use of concepts from linguistics, philosophy, and mathematics in his designs.
His recent projects include the University of Phoenix Stadium, home to the Arizona Cardinals and site of Super Bowl 2008; the six-building City of Culture of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, which is half complete; a condominium in Milan, still in development; and the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. Earlier projects include the Aronoff Center for Art and Design at the University of Cincinnati and the Wexner Center for the Visual Arts at Ohio State University.
Prior to establishing his architectural practice (Eisenman Architects in New York) in 1980, Eisenman was primarily an educator and theorist. In 1967, he founded the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, an international think tank for architecture. In 1972 he became associated with a group of young architects who published a book called the New York Five. The group included Richard Meier '56, Charles Gwathmey, Michael Graves, and John Hejduk.
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. After Cornell, Eisenman earned an M.S. in architecture from Columbia University in 1960, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Cambridge in 1962 and 1963. Eisenman is the Charles Gwathmey Professor of Architecture at Yale. His academic career includes teaching at the universities of Cambridge and many years at Princeton, Yale, and Ohio State.
His recent books include, Code X: The City of Culture of Galicia (2005); Eisenman: Inside Out, Selected Writings 1963-1988 (2004); Giuseppe Terragni: Transformations, Decompositions, Critiques (2003); Written Into the Void, Selected Writings 1990-2004 (2007)," and Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950-2000 (2008).
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Author Notes: The end of the winter is a difficult time for food lovers. The infertile and greenless culinary reality of the late winter months calls for a great deal of culinary imagination, and I find my inspiration in tubers and taproots. This is a simple tart that capitalizes on the sweet glory of gently caramelized root vegetables, accentuated by a hint of nutmeg, and two different kinds of pepper. I like to use dough from Dorie Greenspan's mustard tart recipe, because you can never go wrong with Dorie. And the rest, the rest are root veggies, in all their glory. —QueenSashy
Food52 Review: QueenSashy's Rustic Roasted Root Vegetable and Goat Cheese Tart is sure to become a winter staple. (My fourteen-year-old boy scrunched his face and asked, "Really, goat cheese?" before devouring a quarter of the tart in a blink.) You can prepare the crust and roast the vegetables one evening, and then bake it off the next day, which makes it more accessible for a weekday lunch or dinner (or breakfast!). The root vegetables have a sweetness which balances the grassiness of the goat cheese. Lots of white pepper and a savory tart crust rounds everything out. It's lovely. —Shawna Ernst
Serves: 6 to 8
For the dough
1 1/4
cups all-purpose flour
teaspoon sugar
teaspoon salt
tablespoons very cold (or frozen) unsalted butter, cut into pea-sized bits
large egg
teaspoon ice water
9- or 9 1/2-inch tart pan with removable bottom
For the filling
small rutabaga, about 4 ounces
small turnip, about 3 ounces
2 to 3
medium parsnips, about 8 ounces
small head of celery, or a part of a large head, about 4 ounces
Extra-virgin olive oil
Freshly ground white pepper
Freshly ground black pepper
large eggs
6 to 8
ounces soft goat cheese
cup whole milk
teaspoon ground nutmeg
- To make the dough: In a bowl of food processor, combine flour, sugar and salt. Pulse a couple of times to blend. Add the butter and pulse several more times, until butter is coarsely incorporated into the mixture. In a small bowl, beat the egg with the ice water. Pour about a third of the egg mixture into the dough and pulse once or twice. Repeat two more times. Pulse only once or twice after each addition, and do not over-process the dough. (The dough shouldn't form a ball or ride on the blade, but just barely come together in a moist, malleable mass.) Place the dough on a work surface dusted with flour, gather into a ball, and then gently flatten into a disk. Wrap with plastic wrap and place into refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
To roast the vegetables: Heat the oven to 375°F convection (400°F regular).
Peel the vegetables, wash, and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Drizzle the vegetables generously with olive oil, and season with salt, a generous amount of white pepper, and a pinch of black pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake for about 40 minutes, until the vegetables are soft and begin to develop deep golden crust around the edges. Mix the vegetables often with a spatula, to prevent them from getting charred. Remove the vegetables from the oven and let them cool. (Roasted vegetables can be kept overnight in a closed container.)
- To make the tart: Heat oven to 375°F convection (400°F regular). Butter and flour the tart pan. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a round. The rolled-out dough should be about 1/4-inch thick and at about 11 to 12 inches in diameter. Transfer the dough to the pan without stretching it, and press gently against the bottom and the sides. Trim the edges. Transfer the pan to refrigerator and chill the dough for about one hour.
- When ready to bake, using a fork, prick the dough all over. Cover the dough with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the paper and weights and bake for additional 5 minutes until it is lightly golden. Remove the pan from the oven and let the dough cool before adding the filling.
- Reduce the heat to 350°F convection (375°F regular).
- In a small bowl, work the goat cheese with a fork until it is smooth and pasty. Slowly add milk, a tablespoon at time, and mix until fully incorporated. The mixture should have the consistency of heavy whipping cream. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the cheese mixture, nutmeg, and a pinch of salt. Arrange the vegetables in the tart and then slowly pour the egg mixture over. (You may not be able to fit all of either the vegetables or the egg mixture, depending on how large your vegetables were.) Bake the tart until filling is set and pastry is golden brown, about 45 to 50 minutes. Let stand for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Triston barged through the door and shook heather up from her peaceful nap. "Let's go princess time for you to go back to the bed, I have to go out for a while come on, come on." He helped her out of the tub and grabbed her up over his brute shoulders once more carrying her off to the bed. He laid her gently and untied her wrists from the zip tie and replaced it with the soft rope that bounded her back to the bed. "Now you behave while I'm out" he winked at her knowing damn well she was tied taped and not going anywhere.
She gave no reaction while watching him gather his things and left out of the door. What seemed to be hour's later heather heard a noise at the door. But she hadn't heard the truck come back. She felt a shiver down her spine. She stared sharply at the door as she saw the door knob jiggle.
Then suddenly she heard it click and the knob turned its full rotation allowing the door to open fully exposing there a young boy about 17.
He walked in and closed the door behind him. "I knew it, I knew he was up to something…don't worry I won't hurt you. I was just curious why he was acting so funny lately. Now I see, with a hot girl like you I would be crazy too." The boy snickered and walked closer to Heather admiring her naked wet body. He noticed her tied feet and bounded hands and the blue tape over her mouth.
This boy looked to be 6 feet and well built but slightly skinny. He went over to the bed and put his hand on her foot. "I bet this zip tie hurt your ankles huh?" he asked cutting it with the scissors. Heather felt a ounce of hope that maybe she were finally going to be freed "And I bet your cold huh?" He asked taking his shirt off, he laid it on the bed. "Do you want my clothes?" He asked rhetorically taking his pants off followed by his boxers. "How about I warm you up the natural way?" Heathers hope shattered by what she heard and broke out into a small tear.
With testosterone running through this young boy's body he stood looking at her innocent body admiring her breasts his eyes traced every inch of her still moist skin. Heather just closed her eyes and drifted away to another world.
The boy crawled up heathers body from the foot of the bed admiring her silky legs and smelling her body freshly cleaned from her bath, instantly his manhood stood straight up for her. He was more in tuned to her body then her as a person. He kissed her stomach and up to her first perky breast laying tender kisses to each mound. He licked her nipples taking them in as a treat he never tried before caressing them with his tongue.
The warmth of his moist mouth made heathers nipples erect further and further turning the boy on more and more. He opened heathers legs with his knee, laying himself between her sweet body.
He grabbed his manhood stroking it to really get it to its full potential. He looked down at her pussy noticing its wetness and how inviting it looked. She had a shaved smooth vagina.
He moved his manhood just to the entrance to her vagina and gave out a moan as he made skin contact just on the lips of her sweet wet pussy.
She turned her head to the side and didn't move a muscle. "Trust me babe you will like this dick I promise." He said confidently while playing with her entrance with the tip of his large penis. He just entered the head of his penis and she gave out a groan.
He went a little more in noticing how warm and wet her pussy felt. So he poked it in more each stroke. He noticed something as he just got half way up.
Something had been blocking him from entering fully this was when he knew she was a virgin since her hymen had yet been broken. "Damn girl what have you been waiting for, I am going to give it to you good" he said proudly .He forced his penis hard forward breaking her innocents making her a woman.
A small trickle of blood just offered that much more lubrication to the young boys penis. She groaned in pain behind her tape and then her body instantly relaxed. He laid his body over hers caressing her breast and kissing her cleavage, mean while stroking his penis against her soft vagina walls. Feeling the moist warmth, the untouched and pure insides of her pussy, his strokes were long and slow.
He kissed her neck and ran his hand through her hair reassuring her that he would be gentle and give it to her good for her first time. She lay not giving the slightest peep. But that couldn't stop her body from telling the truth, her pussy tightened every stroke and just got wetter the more he kissed her body. Her body shivered in excitement and she knew she could do nothing to stop it. His strokes got a little faster and a little shorter and he grabbed both her ass cheeks in the palm of his hands burying his head in her tits.
He clenched her cheeks every stroke and both of their breathing were in sync. Heather couldn't help but to feel good to feel excited and truly liked the feel of this boys cock in her wet pussy. She wrapped her legs around the boy's waist offering her pussy to his cock, not denying this invitation the cock found just one more inch to go and he thrust his manhood further into her precious womanhood.
She gave out a small moan as he went up into her vagina giving her all 7 inches. Her body started to have small twitches and she knew that her body was about to do something big something new and something so nice.
The boy sat up holding her ankles pounding her pussy looking down at her breasts as they flopped to the beat of his thrusts. He felt so empowered so big as he fucked this girl against her will yet feeling her give him just enough back to make this feel so heavenly for the both of them. Heathers body started tensing starting shivering, the boy leaned in one hand on the bed one hand holding her right thigh giving it to her hard and deep.
Heathers pussy exploded in ecstasy providing the tightest, wettest feeling the boys cock ever did feel.
She moaned behind her tape long and hard, her eyes closing hard as she arched up releasing all the pressure built up in her ex-virgin body. The boy drilled her with his cock until her body went limp lying lifelessly beneath him.
He laid her legs back down and made heather lay sideways.
He lay behind her lifting her left leg and re entering his manhood in her freshly cum spilled pussy. He fucked heather soft and slow rubbing her leg.
He grew nearer and nearer to cuming himself, he went a little faster and a little deeper moaning and breathing heavily. She clenched her pussy walls and that made his penis exploded hard and far up into her tight pussy he let out a groan and came so hard she could feel his cum in her sensitive vagina.
He took his manhood out and lay next to her exhausted. "Girl you were the best lay I have ever had." He told her and smacked her ass then got up. He just started getting dressed when he looked up and saw the last thing her would ever remember, the bullet to a 9mm right to the head.
Heather screamed under her tape and filled with fear. Triston had seen what been done and protected his princess.
"Sleep we will deal with this tomorrow." Triston grabbed up the dead body and left leaving Heather all through the night, alone.


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Who Might Possibly, Maybe Play at Lollapalooza 2014
Here are nine predictions for acts we could see at the Chicago fest this summer.
Each year, Greg Kot manages to tap a leak on Lollapalooza's big guns. This year, Kot's report, filed last week, outed Brostep founder Skrillex, radio-rap shark jumper Eminem, and generic alterna acts Kings of Leon (US) and Arctic Monkeys (UK) in the top slots.
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The most conservative lineup ever? Might be. Not only are these acts old news in the music world's collective consciousness, but they've each played the fest at least once in the past.
But keep your chins up, Lolla loyalists. There's still hope! Grasping for a glimmer of sonic promise, I pulled a Miss Cleo and peered in to my lineup-predicting crystal ball (and searched for suspicious holes in touring schedules) for a stab at some other acts. Here they are, in no particular order.
- Lauded Australian songwriter Nick Cave, king of '80s goth, film-soundtrack wizard, opera composer, author and general badass is a strong bet, with a show in Montreal August 2, well outside the behemoth's rumored radius clause, which prohibits acts from playing within about 300 miles of Chicago leading up to the fest.
- It's this same rumored radius clause that quashes the hopes of those wanting to catch the reunited OutKast, who plays Coachella and Milwaukee Summerfest this year. Unless, of course, the organizers bend the rules for the Hotlanta duo—like they did for Weezer in 2005 and Wilco in 2006.
- There remains room for two more headliners, and, given the snooze-worthy picks so far, Perry Farrell and friends could really save this thing with:
Kanye, who's playing Bonaroo and nailed it at his Lolla
debutperformance in 2011. Correction 3/25: Kanye's Lolla debut was in 2006.
- Or Daft Punk, who haven't announced any tour dates but, you know, pipe dreams…
- However, more likely are the Canadian art-rock overlords in Arcade Fire, who've already signed on for Lollapalooza in Chile, Argentina and Brazil this year.
- New Zealand chanteuse Lorde was just in town at the Aragon, but it's not a stretch to imagine that she'd return for a piece of the Lolla money pie, especially given Ellie Goulding's reception last year. The left-of-center girl-pop purveyor drew a bigger crowd than most of the rocks acts (Queens of the Stone Age, ahem) and there's no doubt Lorde would elicit the same effect.
- Given the greater focus on the fest's EDM arm in recent years, radio hitmaker Zedd will likely make an appearance, especially because he's also signed on for the South American Lolla dates, and has that super sticky ode to casual sex, "Stay the Night," a track that just wont' go away. Whether Hayley Williams of Paramore comes with him to belt it out is anyone's guess (but mine is no).
- R&B mouthpiece and former Nas spouse Kelis is best known for her 2003 earworm "Milkshake"—the one that brings all the boys to the yard—and returns this year with a new LP, Food, that had indie labels across the globe throwing down massive bids. London-based electronic label Ninja Tune won out, and has been pumping big time Benjis behind its promotion…and a little bird tells me that might include a slot at Lolla.
- Finally: Beloved Brooklyn noise-punk duo Sleigh Bells is working the festival circuit hard this year behind 2013 LP Bitter Rivals, and are due for a slotapalooza (they dropped out two years ago). Heady electronic artist Nicholas Jaar's new project Darkside has been selling out venues left and right and there's currently a convenient August 2 through 5 hole in the duo's European dates. It wouldn't be a surprise if his artful collaboration with multi-instrumentalist David Harrington caught Farrell's ear.
Despite the palm pressing and money grabbing plays behind each year's picks, the Lolla founder does manage to squeeze in a few faves.
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This project includes the 50,000-square-foot renovation of the existing ballroom at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The project included helical pile foundation enhancements, as well as finishes and operable wall partitions.
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The Atmospheric Re-entry Demonstrator (ARD) was released by an Ariane 5 on 21 October 1998. Engineers analysing data from its sub-orbital flight reported that all the capsule's systems had performed well and according to expectations.
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Jensen Beach, Florida, is named after John Laurence Jensen, who, in 1881, settled the area that now bears his name. Jensen and other settlers planted large fields of pineapples and, by the end of the 19th century, the city became known as the "Pineapple Capital of the World," shipping more than 1 million boxes of the fruit per year. Located 10 miles east of Port St. Lucie, the Jensen Beach area is home to more than 30 golf courses.
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Jensen Beach contains two of the area's golf courses, a public 18-hole course and a nine-hole private course. The Eagle Marsh Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course that features five tee levels and plays between 4,720 and 6,918 yards. The course offers on-site dining at the Eagle's Nest Restaurant, which also features a banquet hall that is ideal for weddings and receptions. The Island Dunes Country Club's nine holes play between 1,738 and 2,065 yards from three tee levels and have a 114 slope and 30.4 U.S. Golf Association rating. Par for the course is 31.
Stuart Courses
Seven miles southwest of Jensen Beach, Stuart is home to 10 golf courses, including the Willoughby Golf Club and the Champions Club at Summerfield. The Willoughby Golf Club is a private course that plays between 5,014 and 6,731 yards from four tee levels and features towering trees, natural wetlands and more than 50 bunkers. Par for this 18-hole Arthur Hills designed course is 72. The Champions Club at Summerfield is a par-71 or par-72 course (depending on skill level) that was designed by renowned golf architect Tom Fazio. Course features include on-site dining, golf instruction and a clubhouse that sells golf equipment and apparel.
Palm City Courses
Palm City is 10 miles southwest of Jensen Beach and offers 10 courses to choose from, including the Monarch Country Club and the Hammock Creek Golf Club. The Monarch Country Club offers a challenging 18-hole, par-72 course with four tee levels that plays between 4,951 and 6,890 yards. The Monarch plays host to a variety of tournaments throughout the year and features an on-site pro shop. Designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus and his son, Jack Nicklaus II, the Hammock Creek Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course that plays between 5,045 and 7,119 yards from five tee levels. Rounds typically take 3 1/2 to four hours to complete.
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Port St. Lucie is another city near Jensen Beach that offers a variety of courses to choose from, including The Tesoro Club and the Savannah Club Golf Course. The Tesoro Club features a pair of 18-hole, par-72 courses designed by Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson. Throw in a three-level, 100,000-square-foot clubhouse and you've got one grand golfing experience ahead of you. Founded in 1988, the Savanna Club Golf Course is a semi-private 18-hole executive course that plays at 3,792 yards and has a par of 61. The course requires players to wear soft spikes and golf appropriate attire.
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Ben and Wendy Mayne, Texas Angus, Warialda, were "over the moon" when they won a class in the hotly-contested Beef Australia 2018 ANZ National Carcase Competition.
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They entered six pens in the Beef 2018 competition - from a handful of steers left on the place late last year - never dreaming they would win against the best producers in the country.
The 1077 head entered in the competition were processed at 21 plants from every state in Australia.
The Maynes started entering carcase competitions three years ago to benchmark their cattle against other breed and genetics and to identify sire lines suitable for the grainfed export trade.
Mr Mayne said Texas Angus was recognised for breeding growthy, high performing bulls and he was keen to prove these types of cattle also produced high-quality carcases.
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The four tracks on this demo swirl through the mists of Milk's effects pedals, drawing the listener towards the prowling pout of singer Beth. Unwrite and NotNow are stomping industrial monsters, noise threatening to shear your cochlea clean away as they drive into your head, on the back of momentous bass lines. Reel to Real is less direct but no less disorientating. impressive and compelling stuff. Meatbreak reviews Reel to Real.
The Mekano Set get us all worked up with the promise of a song called 'Dirty Hand Job', and then totally spoil the mood by being goths. They may not look like goths in their MySpace photo, but delve into the "show more pics" we find them posing in front of a church door. In black overcoats. They do that kind of polished, angry-female synth-assisted rock that served Garbage and Evanescence so well, and are about as menacing as a Crow soundtrack. Emily Strange Mackay @ The Stool Pigeon.
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Nicole Acton, a 2012 creative writing graduate from Interlochen Arts Academy, was named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She was the 42nd Arts Academy student to earn the distinction of being named a Presidential Scholar. As a recipient of this award, Acton will travel to Washington D.C. to be honored with 140 other scholars from around the country during several days of activities, including a trip to meet President Barack Obama at the White House this summer.
"I can't quite wrap my mind around this yet," said Nicole of her recognition. "I always thought that I would just keep writing for a long time and maybe have something published by the time I was in my 30s, if I was lucky. I never thought I would be recognized for something I wrote at age 18."
"Nicole is dazzlingly talented as a fiction writer and playwright, and her growth in both of these genres has been tremendous," said Mike Perrine, the director of the creative writing program at Interlochen Center for the Arts. "Nicole has that rare ability to be tough on herself without losing confidence, and I often marvel at her resilience and receptiveness to criticism during our one-on-one conversations in tutorials."
Even before this most recent award, the young writer has already earned national recognition. She was selected as a finalist for the Blank Theatre Company's Young Playwrights' contest last year, an honor that earned her a trip to Los Angeles to see her play staged by professional actors. Nicole also received 13 awards from the Scholastic Art and Writing awards and is a semi-finalist in the Young Playwrights National Playwriting Competition, founded by Stephen Sondheim. "Her grasp on her characters' voices and complex inner motives will surely lead to further recognition," said Perrine.
Upon their selection as Presidential Scholars, recipients of the honor are asked to select their most influential and inspiring teacher. This person is also invited to Washington D.C. to be honored as a "Distinguished Teacher" by the Department of Education. Nicole identified Mika Perrine as the teacher who has played such a role.
Nicole attended Interlochen Arts Academy for her junior and senior years. Previously, she attended Hudsonville High School, in Hudsonville, Michigan. This fall she plans to attend Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where she will study writing. She hopes to work as a writer or editor.
The Presidential Scholars program was created in 1964 to honor academic achievement. It was expanded in 1979 to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, literary and performing arts. At the request of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts (NFAA) nominates students for consideration after an extensive talent search program.