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China Minmetals Corp. plans to purchase a 70-percent stake in Vizirama 148 (Pty) Ltd., a South African mining company with rights to a chromite resource in the country.
Japanese copper smelters have settled 2009 annual treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) at $75 per tonne/7.5 cents per pound, according to several sources.
All options, including tax breaks and other incentives, are being explored to keep Century Aluminum Co.'s Ravenswood smelter open in the state, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P), New York, has lowered its corporate credit rating on Stillwater Mining Co., Billings, Mont., to B- from B+ and attached a negative outlook.
Fears are mounting that a military coup attempt in Guinea—which has two-thirds of the world's bauxite reserves—may cause disruption to mining in the troubled West African country, particularly the ability to transport raw materials and finished products.
More than three years and $18 million after beginning its environmental review and permitting process, Canada's PolyMet Mining Corp. has received a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) assessing its proposed NorthMet copper, nickel and platinum group metals project near Hoyt Lakes, Minn.
Creston Moly Corp., Vancouver, British Columbia, has decided to put the brakes on the development of its molybdenum project in Sonora state, Mexico, in an effort to hold on to cash in a tight market.
Shareholders in Canada's Independent Nickel Corp. have voted by a landslide in favor of merging with 2190583 Ontario Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Victory Nickel Inc., Toronto.
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.'s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project took a giant step forward this month when the Mongolian government finally agreed to negotiate a draft investment agreement with the company.
Magellan Metals Pty Ltd. has agreed to contribute Australian $9 million ($6.1 million) toward the cost of cleaning up lead contamination in Esperance in Western Australia.
Constellation Copper Corp. has filed for bankruptcy under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, ending a rigorous but unsuccessful 16-month attempt to locate a buyer and pull itself out of massive debt.
U.S. aluminum shipments totaled 1.495 billion pounds in November, down 15.2 percent from 1.763 billion pounds the previous month and down 19.5 percent from 1.857 billion pounds in November last year, according to the Aluminum Association, Arlington, Va.
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. notified its workers Tuesday that it will be curtailing all production at its Columbia Falls, Mont., primary aluminum smelter in 60 days.
Blue Note Caribou Mines Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Montreal-based Blue Note Mining Inc., said it will undergo a voluntary restructuring in January, under which it will look to lower costs by seeking out a strategic partner.
GDF Suez Energy Andino has received financing to construct a thermoelectric plant in northern Chile that will supply power to Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile's newly inaugurated Gaby copper mine.
Norsk Hydro ASA has entered into an agreement with Advanced Metallurgical Group NV (AMG) to develop new technology for the low-cost production of magnesium and silica using olivine as a raw material.
Alcoa Inc. has been awarded the wheel program for the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle.
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The Renault Maxity it's a re-badged version of Nissan's Cabstar and both models are among the most practical and versatile trucks in the 3.5 tones segment, destined for deliveries or small businesses. In a typical European way, the Maxity LCV features a cab-over-engine configuration which combines the maximum compactness with maximum body length.
The Renault Maxity is available with short cab or double cab configurations and has a wide range of body lengths ranging from 2.65m to 4.96m and has a 1,820kg body plus payload carrying capacity.
Globally, the Renault Maxity is equipped with either a 2.5 or a 3.0-litre diesel engine and has a starting price of 25.000 euro. Maxity features a three-year/60,000-mile warranty while the service intervals are set at 18,000 miles.

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Why did you choose UNI?
I chose UNI because of the perfect size. Not too big, not too small. The community is so welcoming and everyone at UNI is very involved. There are so many opportunities to get involved.
What's the best thing about UNI?
The people. I have gotten to know and become friends with so many individuals. These are the people I will keep in touch with when I graduate.
What surprised you most about UNI?
The athletic events and all music/art/ensemble events are free for students.
What kind of on-campus organizations/activities are you involved in? How does that involvement enrich your overall college experience?
I am involved in Student Admissions Ambassadors, Colleges Against Cancer and a number of honor programs within the teaching major. I have gotten to meet so many people passionate about the same things as I am while being able to be involved in what I love to do.
How has your academic experience been? Tell us about any great classes or professors that inspired or challenged you. Are you happy with your major choice?
I am so happy that I chose the teaching program at UNI. My professors have been amazing and have inspired me to be so involved in the teaching career. I have had many opportunities to get to work with community and area schools and students during every semester here so that I can teach them the information I learn during my college courses.
What do you like best about your major?
I get to work with kids, read children's books and create many crafts!
What's your favorite place on campus and why?
The walk from the West Gym to the Campanile. It is so beautiful in the fall!
What advice would you give high school students getting ready for college?
Have a planner, and make sure you study. College classes have a lot more going on than high school classes.
Years from now, what will you remember most about UNI?
The relationships that I have made with my professors and classmates and all of the organizations and events I was a part of. And of course getting to see my Panther basketball team in the SWEET 16!
Has the Financial Aid office helped you with your college education? If so, in what ways?
The financial aid office has helped me with many scholarship opportunities as well as the questions I had about loans and my u-bill. They are here to help college be affordable for students especially when having to pay for college on their own.
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MISSION - Amadeo Acosta Sr., 93, passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 at LifeCare Hospital in McAllen.
He is survived by his sons, Amadeo Acosta Jr. and Rodolfo Acosta; brothers, Angelberto Acosta, Leo Acosta Jr. and Adelmiro Acosta; sisters, Leonor Guzman, Consuelo Munoz and Lydia Quintanilla; and six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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Canada's oldest national park protects large tracts of stunningly beautiful mountain wilderness. As a backcountry traveller, you will be able to visit natural wonders seen by only a small percentage of visitors.
A wide range of backcountry experiences are available, supported by over 1500 km of trails, 50 backcountry campsites, 2 trail shelters, 4 backcountry lodges, several alpine huts, commercial horse outfitters and licensed guide services.
The hiking season usually lasts from May to October. From mid-May to late June, many passes are still snow-bound with most trails accessible only at lower elevations or on drier, south facing slopes. Trails tend to be muddier during the spring. Towards the middle of July, most passes are usually open.
Trip ideas | Trail conditions | Warning and Closure Notices
Rustic trail shelters are provided at Egypt Lake and Bryant Creek . They can be booked in the same way as campsites by paying a surcharge on your Wilderness Pass.
In more popular and accessible areas, you may find maintained trails and designated campsites with amenities like outhouses, tent pads, food storage cables, rustic picnic tables, and metal fire grates at sites where campfires are allowed. Camp in designated campsites as indicated on your Wilderness Pass and use the tent pads provided to minimize impact on vegetation. The maximum length of stay at one site is 3 consecutive days.
If your route passes through a random camping area make sure your campsite is a distance of 5 km or more from the trailhead. Choose a campsite at least 50 m off the trail and 70 m from the nearest water source. The maximum length of stay at one site is 3 consecutive days. Sleep well away from food storage and cooking areas. If you have a fire, remove all traces, including stone fire rings before moving on. You will have to ford rivers as there are few bridges. Route-finding skills may be required in remote areas. Remote areas provide a greater opportunity for solitude with minimal evidence of human presence.
Backpacking Hazards
Food Storage
To reduce your campsite's attractiveness to bears, all food, garbage, toiletries and cooking equipment must be suspended from the food storage cables provided at designated campsites. In random camping areas, if you do not have a bear resistant storage canister, find two stout trees and hang your food at least 4 metres above the ground and 1.3 metres from each tree trunk (bring two 20 m lengths of rope along with you). Please remember that food left in vehicles may encourage damage by bears. Avoid leaving excess food in your vehicle.
Cooking and Campfires
Consider campfires a luxury and bring a stove. Campfires are not permitted in some backcountry areas (see map). Keep your fire small and use only deadfall. At designated campsites, fires are permitted only in metal fire rings – where provided. Tend your fire at all times and ensure it is completely out before moving on.
Wash well away from any lakes, streams or rivers and keep the use of soap to a minimum. Even biodegradable soaps are pollutants. When washing dishes, strain out those last bits of food waste and pack them out. Disperse grey water on land, spraying it around over an area that is a good distance from water sources and campsites.
Human Waste
Use the pit privies provided if possible. If there are no facilities nearby, select a spot away from trails, campsites and at least 70 m from water sources. Dig a hole 12 to 16 cm deep with a stick, the heel of your boot or a small trowel to reach the dark-coloured biologically active soil layer. Fill the hole with soil afterward–do not pack it down. Use as little toilet paper as possible. Pack out feminine hygiene products.
Please, if you pack it in–pack it out. By law, you are responsible for everything you take into the backcountry and this includes garbage. Litter in the backcountry is both unsightly and hazardous. Animals may be injured by scavenging in garbage left lying around. Do not dispose of garbage in pit privies–it may attract animals.
Collecting Natural or Cultural Objects
Please leave rocks, fossils, horns, antlers, wildflowers, nests and all other natural or historical objects as you found them for others to enjoy. It is unlawful to disturb, damage or remove any natural or cultural resources within a National Park.
Stay on the Trail
Shortcutting between trail switchbacks damages both the soil and plant life. This not only ruins the look of an area, but also makes it susceptible to further damage by erosion. Staying on the trail is especially important when soils are wet and susceptible to damage, and in fragile vegetation communities like the alpine.
To book a backcountry campsite please contact the Park Visitor Centre (by phone or in person).
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Can I create something from nothing? I think the right inspiration can make anything happen…
First things first, despite the 'motivational speaker' overtones of the title that is not how i want to come across. What I'm really trying to do here is to share my experiences of trying to create something from nothing from day one. My hope is that, if i am successful, then these entries will serve as reference, maybe even inspiration for someone trying to do the same thing. And, if not, they will serve as proof that I gave it a shot.
I have been taking inspiration from many different sources recently - all through the medium of the Internet, which is where i intend to create my brand and by far the most valuable has been hearing the first-hand experiences of those who have carved out their own way in the web. However, I am still to come across the opportunity to follow someone on their journey from scratch, real-time. So if you are reading this then you are, I believe, in a unique position to witness a guy give a birth to a brand and, hopefully, make his parents proud of him in the process…
So expect many more entries to come, i will be making videos, audio recordings, putting up images, as much as I feel is relevant for anyone who might be reading, listening or watching. I will be sharing my experiences, my inspirations, my ideas and i would love to hear yours so please, if you are reading, get in touch.
If you are reading this then, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I really want to be as transparent as possible throughout this whole thing, which i believe is key to succeeding in this environment, so I always want to be honest with you. So I would like to begin this process with an honest thank you, this is only going to work with the input of others so as i progress I would love to know what you think - of my brand, of what I'm trying to do, and of me.
I have already gone on longer than intended so for now I will leave you with a thank you, good night and please, keep an eye on doctorplug!
A few images i'm working with at the moment to help develop my brand - WHAT DO YOU THINK? let me know and become part of the doctorplug tribe from day one. thanks for looking. sam.
Gary Vaynerchuk
this guy deserves your attention - he has unwittingly become my mentor and we've never even met!
This is one of the most inspiring yet simple videos i have seen in a long time. This is only one of a series and each one could be the anthem for ambition, free thinking and optimism. Visit www.symphonyofscience.com too see more.
Please leave a response if you were inspired too and if so how? For me it made me want to go into my garden and build a spaceship! Who's with me!?
who is doctorplug?
The answer to this question will hopefully change very soon if all goes to plan:
At the moment, doctorplug is me, sam coleman. However, if I succeed, then doctorplug will be you too so let's build this brand together!
Here's the goal:
To share questions, ideas and content to help anyone reading, listening or watching to figure out exactly what the tools of this ever-changing world of internet and technology can do for them. This world of social media is a new platform for me so this is your chance to follow me from DAY ONE and watch our adventure together unfold before your very eyes! it's going to be interesting…
So I will kick things off with a simple question: As we are at the half-way point of 2010, what have you come across on the internet that has influenced you the most this year so far? And do you think that it has affected how your year will end?
I have had many of these just in the past couple of months and this is my way of sharing all of them with you and they're only going to keep on coming so please, stay tuned!
Thanks for your time, sam. a.k.a. doctorplug
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The IMTS balloon, which has become a veritable mascot for the biennial event since making its inaugural flight in 2004, features a new design and logo this year. Throughout the summer, it has been touring the country to appear at ballooning festivals in Michigan, Vermont, Ohio, New Jersey, Wisconsin and New Mexico. It will make its final stop on the front lawn of McCormick Place, where it will be displayed prominently during the show.
The IMTS Rally Fighter, a car built by Local Motors based on input from an open-source design community, toured the United States to promote the show on its way to Chicago. Make sure to stop by the Emerging Technology Center, located in Booth N-650, to witness an identical model being built live on the show floor as part of the ETC's collaborative manufacturing focus.
The 29th edition of North America's premier manufacturing technology exposition is organized by AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology and located at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. Exhibits are divided into ten industry-specific pavilions.
MMS Publisher Gardner Business Media's Advanced Manufacturing Center, which debuted at IMTS 2008, returns this year with a display of the Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator Aircraft (shown here) and a Lotus Formula 1 racecar. In addition to these displays, keep an eye out for copies of MMS and its sister publications as well as the Virtalis Virtual Reality Theater, which will enable attendees to see the power of the relationship between design, manufacture, and data — all in virtual reality.
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Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2014
A strange singer with "god given talent" drifts through the mythic city of Memphis under its canopy of ancient oak trees, shattered windows, and burning spirituality. Surrounded by lovers, legends, hustlers, preachers, and a wolfpack of kids, the unstable performer avoids the recording studio and is driven to spend time in his own form of self-discovery. Shown in fragments, his journey drags him from love and happiness right to the edge of another dimension. Featuring an explosive performance and score from the singular recording artist-cum-wizard, Willis Earl Beal, MEMPHIS is a film steeped in folklore, music, surrealism, and the abstract search for glory.
It is legend in Memphis that a blessed and cursed singer by the name of O.V. Wright fell from grace and was buried in an unmarked grave. I learned of his myth around the same time I was brought to Peace Baptist Church, and witnessed a deep spirituality as ancient as the oak trees that dress every street in the city. A true believer in ghost stories and a scholar of African American studies, I was drawn to tell my own folk tale, and there was only one place on my mind. Our film captures the descent of a troubled singer as he drifts through an urban landscape looking to save his very soul. We surrounded ourselves with real Memphians and made a film that hopes to project a cool, beautiful world – as old as dirt and yet entirely new, and deserved of the title MEMPHIS.
Written and Directed by Tim Sutton.
Cast: Willis Earl Beal, Lopaka Thomas, Constance Brantley, Devonte Hull, John Gary Williams, Larry Dodson Music by Willis Earl Beal. Digital. USA 79 mins.
Official Site is Here.
Dr. Strangelove and the Shining – 35mm double feature – presented by Spoke Art
Join us Sunday, September 28th for a one night only screening of two classic Stanley Kubrick films, Dr. Strangelove and the Shining, both shown in glorious 35mm. Presented by Spoke Art gallery, this special event closes out their month long Kubrick themed art exhibit, on view at their Sutter street gallery from September 6th – 27th. *SPOKE ART GALLERY "Kubrick an art show tribute"
A selection of limited edition posters will be available for purchase at this event.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Paranoid Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper of Burpelson Air Force Base, he believing that fluoridation of the American water supply is a Soviet plot to poison the U.S. populace, is able to deploy through a back door mechanism a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union without the knowledge of his superiors, including the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Buck Turgidson, and President Merkin Muffley. Only Ripper knows the code to recall the B-52 bombers and he has shut down communication in and out of Burpelson as a measure to protect this attack. Ripper's executive officer, RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (on exchange from Britain), who is being held at Burpelson by Ripper, believes he knows the recall codes if he can only get a message to the outside world. Meanwhile at the Pentagon War Room, key persons including Muffley, Turgidson and nuclear scientist and adviser, a former Nazi named Dr. Strangelove, are discussing measures to stop the attack or mitigate its blow-up into an all out nuclear war with the Soviets. Against Turgidson's wishes, Muffley brings Soviet Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky into the War Room, and get his boss, Soviet Premier Dimitri Kisov, on the hot line to inform him of what's going on.
The Americans in the War Room are dismayed to learn that the Soviets have a yet as unannounced Doomsday Device to detonate if any of their key targets are hit. As Ripper, Mandrake and those in the War Room try and work the situation to their end goal, Major T.J. "King" Kong, one of the B-52 bomber pilots, is working on his own agenda of deploying his bomb where ever he can on enemy soil if he can't make it to his intended target.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, 95 minutes, 1964, U.S.A.
The Shining
A novelist – Jack Torrance take a job interview as winter caretaker of the isolated, old, huge and beautiful Overlook Hotel. In the interview, Jack is told by the manager himself, that the previous caretaker – Grady, chopped his family and later killed himself with a shotgun. Ignoring the story, Jack brings his wife – Wendy and his son Danny. It happens that Danny, has a mysterious power known as "The Shining" that shows him things from the past and future. Some of the visions come from Tony – "the little boy who lives in Danny's mouth". Danny meets Hallorann – the hotel cook in their first day arriving at the Overlook, who also has this "Shining" and he warns him about the hotel and the sinister Room 237. As the days go by, Danny has visions of previous guests and employees who died at the hotel years before, meanwhile Jack starts driving into insanity, turning more and more aggressive, at the point that Danny and Wendy gets convinced that Jack might try to do the same thing, Grady did.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, 144 minutes, 1980, U.S.A.
Beginning in 2004, filmmaker/novelist Catherine Breillat had a series of debilitating strokes connected to a previously undiagnosed cerebrovascular disease.During her long, grueling recovery, she became fascinated by international con man Christophe Rocancourt. She decided only he could play the leading part in her next film. Their close friendship ended with a bang in 2009—when Breillat sued Rocancourt for conning her out of nearly $1 million.
No stranger to discomfiting her audience—or herself—Breillat fictionalizes that recent life chapter here, with the inimitable Isabelle Huppert as stroke-felled filmmaker/novelist "Maud Shainberg." Maud invites into her life notorious celebrity "crook" Vilko Piran (French rapper Kool Shen). The two fast become thick as, well, thieves. The title Abuse of Weakness suggests a simple victimization that is in fact much more complex and ambiguous in Breillat's queasy, thinly veiled self-portrait.
In Huppert's fearless performance, Maud is perversely willing prey to "wild animal" Vilko. He's rude, bullying, seductive—but then she is often demanding, arrogant and contrary herself. Their interdependency has elements of a marriage (though he's already married) and an affair (though it's platonic). These are two prickly, high-maintenance people determined to get the most out of each other, for better or worse. The fact that it's very likely to be "for worse" seems key to their mutual attraction. –Dennis Harvey
Directed and Written by Catherine Breillat,
Casts: Isabelle Huppert, Kool Shen, Laurence Ursino
2014, France | Germany | Belgium, 105min.
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Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise, a deteriorating relationship with his photographer girlfriend Ashley, and his own indifference to promoting the novel. When Philip's idol Ike Zimmerman offers his isolated summer home as a refuge, he finally gets the peace and quiet to focus on his favorite subject: himself.
Following up his critically acclaimed The Color Wheel, Alex Ross Perry scripts a complex, intimate, and highly idiosyncratic comedy filled with New Yorkers living their lives somewhere between individuality and isolation. Jason Schwartzman leads an impressive cast, including Elisabeth Moss, Krysten Ritter, and Jonathan Pryce, balancing Perry's quick-witted dialogue and their characters' painful, personal truths. With narration by Eric Bogosian, we switch perspectives as seasons and attitudes change, offering a literary look into the lives of these individuals and the triumph of reality over the human spirit.
Directed by Alex Ross Perry 108 min. U.S.A. 2014
Filmmaker RODRIGO REYES IN PERSON for Q&A after the screening!
"A searing, horrifying, at times starkly beautiful documentary ode to the netherworlds surrounding the U.S.-Mexico barrier" –Andrew Barker, VARIETY
"This haunting, beautifully photographed documentary presents the human side of its incendiary topic" –Frank Scheck, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER"An elegiac and cinematically shot poem filled with emotional narration and iconography" –Christine Davila, IndieWIRE
•Jury Award for Best Documentary, NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL •Jury Award for Best Documentary, THIS HUMAN WORLD •Jury Award for Best Documentary, SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL •Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary, ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL
Rodrigo Reyes' provocative essay film re-imagines the Mexico/U.S. border as a mythical place comparable to Dante's purgatory. Leaving politics aside, he takes a fresh look at the brutal beauty of the border and the people caught in its spell.By capturing a stunning mosaic of compelling characters and broken landscapes that live on the US/Mexico border, the filmmaker reflects on the flaws of human nature and the powerful absurdities of the modern world. An unusual border film, in the auteur tradition of camera-stylo, Purgatorio ultimately becomes a fable of humanity, an epic and visceral experience with powerful and lingering images.
PURGATORIO was shot in the fall of 2011 over 4 weeks with a crew of three, on a documentary-making road trip in a dilapidated Ford Van, meandering through back roads and highways from Tijuana to Big Bend National Park. It was a trip full of unforgettable anecdotes:The production vehicle became stranded in the desert dunes of Yuma, forcing the crew to hike several miles deep with temperatures over 100 degrees and hoisting all their gear, just so that they could capture the perfect shot of the border fence rising from the sand like a mythical beast.
Nearly a week went by in Ciudad Juárez under a strange streak of luck: no murders were happening. Dumbfounded police officers and journalists swore that crime would soon pick up, as news media reported on the extreme rarity of so many days without violent crime. Lashing the camera and tripod to a 12 foot plastic canoe, filmmakers camped out in the canyons that run alongside the Rio Grande River, dividing Mexico from the US, capturing stark images of epic proportions. These are just a few of the many misadventures that the filmmakers encountered as they made their way along the border. The spirit of this journey has seeped into the film itself, and is one of the reasons why PURGATORIO is so unique.
Purgatorio – Official Trailer from RR Cinema on Vimeo.
A film by Rodrigo Reyes, 80 minutes, 2013, Mexico
YOUNG ONES is set in a near future when water has become the most precious and dwindling resource on the planet, one that dictates everything from political to inter persona. The land has withered into something wretched. The dust has settled on a lonely, barren planet. The hardened survivors of the loss of Earth's precious resources scrape and struggle. Ernest Holm lives on this harsh frontier with his children. He defends his farm from bandits, works the supply routes, and hopes to rejuvenate the soil. But his daughter's boyfriend has grander designs. A futuristic western that inventively layers Greek tragedy over an ethereal narrative that's steeped deeply in the values of the American West. Written & directed by Jake Paltrow. With Michael Shannon, Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Kodi Smit-McPhee. Digital. USA. 2014. 100 Minutes.
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Section 4663,Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, § 4143,Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–136, related to participation of children and teachers from private nonprofit schools.
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On January 17th, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. The bill includes a $600 million authorization for National Infrastructure Investments, referred to by DOT as TIGER Discretionary Grants.
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I cheered when President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law one year ago. But on its first anniversary, I find the pessimist in me prevails. My skepticism isn't about this new law, but rather our almost myopic focus on equal pay as the panacea for women's economic inequality. It's the inequality in wealth we need to address.
You may recall that Ledbetter was a supervisor at a tire factory in Alabama who, after almost 20 years of employment, received an anonymous note containing the salaries of three other male supervisors. The sole woman among 16 supervisors, Ledbetter was the lowest paid person in her position, earning $3,727 per month. Salaries for the men in the same position ranged from $4,286 to $5,236 per month, despite some having less seniority and experience. Over 19 years, cumulative salary discrepancies cost Ledbetter more than $200,000 in wages.
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Confidence, spending and housing prices are up, but so are savings and spirits.
If Washington allows taxes to rise, spending to shrink and the fiscal cliff to occur in 2013, consumers are going to run right off that cliff Wile E. Coyote style. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose to 73.7 in November, up from 73.1 in October and at its highest level since February 2008. Meanwhile, housing prices quoted by the S&P/Case-Shiller Index jumped 3.6% from the third quarter, the biggest such increase since an $8,000 new homebuyers tax credit sparked a similar boost in early 2010.
As elected officials suss out which taxes rise and which programs and deductions get the ax, consumers are looking on the bright side. Unemployment scooted up from 7.8% to 7.9% last month, but the economy added 175,000 jobs. One in five of the people surveyed for the Consumer Confidence Index say they believe more jobs are on the way. A full 60% of consumers said the economy will have the same number of jobs six months from now and 69.1% expect their income to stabilize during that span.
As market research group ComScore and the National Retail Federation each report increases in Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday spending, consumers thinking long-term are optimistic as well. Interest rates on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hover around 3.3%, according to Freddie Mac, while the National Association of Realtors notes that existing home sales increased 2% from September to October and 11% within the last year. Meanwhile, real estate site RealtyTrac found that foreclosure rates decreased in 62% of U.S. cities last quarter, with foreclosures in 58% of cities returning to pre-housing crisis levels.
That hasn't stopped economists and politicians from trying to put some threat-level-caliber fear into cliff-ignoring consumers. When the University of Michigan/Thompson Reuters consumer sentiment index numbers were released last week, they rose from 82.6 in October to 82.7 in November and reached a five-year high. Because they didn't hit the 84.5 mark economists estimated, there was suddenly talk of nervousness in the market place and a sense of impending doom surrounding the potential $600 billion in tax hikes and cutbacks.
President Barack Obama's advisers released their own report implying that tax hikes on the middle class would curb consumer spending by nearly $200 billion in 2013, hurt retail and cut jobs. That may have something to do with the administration's desire to raise taxes on the top 2% of Americans while extending the Bush tax cuts for everyone making less than $200,000 and temporarily fixing the Alternative Minimum Tax. It may also have a bit to do with the 2% payroll tax cut from 2011 going away in 2013 and everybody already losing some income right out of the gate.
As Warren Buffett suggested on Monday, though, increased taxes may not do a whole lot to affect investment. For the average middle class consumer, everyday shopping and spending is an investment. Consumers have already curbed their crazy, conspicuous spending since the housing crisis and ensuing recession. The S&P/Case-Shiller housing price index is still down 29% from its booming 2006 high. Meanwhile, consumers are saving almost double what they were in the days leading up to the economic crisis, according to the Department of Commerce.
American consumers have had a lot of reasons to be nervous within the past decade and haven't been afraid to put the wallets away when times got tough. However, employed and taxed is still a whole lot better in most formerly jobless Americans' eyes than not being employed at all. They may not spring for a lease on a luxury car or a costly vacation condo anymore, but they're certainly not letting a little thing like sorting out the national debt keep them from hitting the sales or hosting dinner in their new, reasonably priced home this holiday season.
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Can I please prompt a drabble for one of your 'verses? I want Dick to call dibs on Tim for something, and Jason to be all YOU CAN'T CALL DIBS ON A PERSON AND ALSO /NO HE'S MINE/ GET YOUR OWN Anonymous
I just wanted to mention how much I adore in your Synesthesia!verse the Damian and Tim relationship! I loved in "Robin" (? I think?) where Damian says "Did you SEE a peep?"– because I think it's a lovely idea that Tim's synesthesia is more natural to Damian, because he's younger/has known Tim a shorter time. I just like how he seems more adjusted to it, even more than the others! It's a cute idea, and I think it'd be nice if you could work it into more Synesthesia the next time you write it :) (From a different anon)
Tim sighs, closing his eyes as he lays down on the floor.
His headphones are snuggly covering his ears, and it's nice-
Listening without seeing.
Seeing without listening.
There is a time and a place for that.
There is also a time when he just wants to see the world like everyone else does. Perhaps he doesn't want to do it as much as he used to.
(You're special, baby. And- It's beautiful.)
But there are still times when he wants to listen to something and not see color or shape. He just wants to see the world and hear music.
So he's lying down on the floor of the library, Damian is somewhere with Bruce. Presumably arguing about his new pet.
("Father, it is a huge, stupid mutt. It got stuck in the tub. Mardea, although small and having no abilities other than being…affectionate has more intellectual prowess and usefulness than this bulk. I demand he be exchanged."
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Tim lies on the floor. Eyes sliding closed, sliding open.
Taking in the clear view of the world. Untainted, touched only by the thin rays of light that filter through the tree branches outside the window. He turns his head to the side, just enough to see his outspread arms. His pale skin exposed by his short rolled up sleeves.
The light slides over his skin, painting it soft yellow, changing its normal white-cream complexion to something with just a bit more life.
He still doesn't know what's on his music player. Dick's gone and messed with it again. Fixed the shuffle so that Tim couldn't predict what would come up next and skip.
(After a few repetitions, Tim easily figured out the pattern of skips.)
He's been listening for a few hours though, and he's yet to hear anything he finds ridiculous. So that's good.
Tim's eyes are beginning to drift closed –the sun is so warm, so soft, feels so good, it's almost never this sunny- when he starts, feeling eyes on him.
He stares upwards at the giant dog.
The dog licks his cheek and he laughs, although he doesn't hear it over the headphones. They're very good at cancelling out all other noise. He reaches up and pushes the enthusiastic canine away from him, sitting up and smiling when Titus lays down on his paws, massive head resting on Tim's lap.
He slides the headphones off, letting them hang around his neck, feeling a small shudder as the world returns in a flush of color and noise.
Titus' soulful eyes look up at him, tail thumping on the ground, slowly. Gently.
Tim smiles and hugs the dog's head. Titus is more like a giant teddy bear than an actual dog. He's so gentle.
Both of them turn to the door, watching as Damian sulks in, followed by Dick and Jason.
Damian frowns as he sits next to Tim, Titus giving one of his dog smiles and moving over to lick his boy. Damian growls, but tolerates the affection. Dick laughs and wrestles Titus into a full body hug, the dog more than happy with the attention. Jason's hand brushes Tim's shoulder blades as he moves to Tim's other side.
It's very nice. In the rare-sunshine of Gotham, with everyone together. And now their pet dog.
Tim's always wondered what it would be like to have a dog, but his parents always thought he couldn't handle a pet.
And it's nice-
When they play.
"Hide and seek!"
"This is asinine and childish."
"Little D, you are a child. That's the point."
"Scared you can't win brat?"
Tim watches his brothers banter back and forth, trying to convince the youngest Robin to play. He knows that eventually they'll decide on playing something equivalent to capture the flag.
He's just waiting for who's team he'll be on.
He's secretly hoping for Damian's because, as much as he loves Jason, Damian is much easier to be sneaky with. They've even discussed tactics against their elders once or…more than twice.
Tim's hand rests on Titus' head, as they both watch the three elders talk.
On the edge of his hearing Tim can hear the faint sound of Alfred in one of the other rooms, down the hall. He turns as he hears Alfred's near-silent approach, Titus' head perking up.
He hears, sees, Alfred pause outside the door, presumably checking in on them, before leaving. Tim squints and sees the faint tell-tale wisp of smoke-blue that signals that he is correct. He turns back to his brothers, Titus mimicking the movement.
Dick and Jason are currently arguing about teams.
Damian looks at him. Tilts his head.
"Did you see Pennyworth?"
Tim nods.
Dick turns. "Alfred came in?"
"No, he was outside the door."
"How'd you-"
Tim taps his ear.
"I saw him sigh."
There is a pause.
"Dibs on Tim for my team."
Jason punches Dick's arm.
"You can't call dibs on people. And if anyone gets to call dibs on him it's me. Get your own boyfriend."
"He's my little brother-"
"So am I, and for that matter, so is Damian, what the hell is with your blatant favoritism, you jerk?"
"Hey, you totally passed up patrol with me for patrol with Damian the other night-"
"Maybe it's because he isn't a jerk like you are-"
Tim would be worried over their fighting, if it wasn't for the fact that both former-Robins were grinning. Tim turns to Damian, who holds his hand out to Tim while sneering at their brothers. Tim takes the hand, rolling to his feet.
Damian clears his throat, interrupting the other two.
"If you two idiots would cease your bickering, Tim is on my team."
"Since when?"
"Since we decided that with our superiority it would be much more beneficial for the both of us rather than hinder ourselves by limiting our options to…you two."
Tim feels it helpful to add, "It's been decided that someday we'll take over the world."
Damian nods, imperious. "I shall lay claim to the eastern and southern sections of Europe. Timothy shall have the western and northern sections. We shall divide Asia, sharing China. Africa, Antarctica, and South America shall be divided between us as well, by time zone and for certain countries we shall trade of on off years. Out of respect for Father we leave him with the eastern seaboard of North America."
"Alfred would get the UK and Canada."
"And the rest of America shall be Tim's."
Dick and Jason stare in shock. Tim swallows bubbles of laughter, and he can see from the way Damian's voice almost wavers at the end of his sentence that he's very close to laughing too.
"You traitor."
Tim smiles at his boyfriend (that word might never stop making him act jittery), and pushes down the bubbles of laughter for mock-solemn strands of glass, glittering mischievously in the light. "Don't worry, Jason. You'd make a great trophy-husband. I'd take good care of you."
"What about me?" Dick says, look of incredulous amusement plastered over his easy-going features, lilac-wisteria twirling, tinting and mixing with Tim's green.
"You shall be sent to a convent to fix your misguided ways." Damian deadpans, a steady flow of gold and jade.
Dick lunges for Damian, who dodges, running –pulling Tim with him- to the door. He turns and sticks his tongue out.
"Rest assured, Grayson, you shall not be alone. I am quite certain the dog would be adequate company for you."
Damian pulls Tim out the door, Titus barking at the mention of himself (it's a little funny that Titus knows that Damian means him when he says "the dog") and Dick's sputtering trailing after them.
Tim laughs, green glass gliding upwards as Damian cackles, golden grains glimmering and spreading around them. From behind them Tim can see Jason's red and Dick's lilac groping after them, chasing them.
He can hear the thump of Titus scrambling after.
The sun is warm, a rare sunny day in Gotham.
It's a fine day to spend, running around Wayne Manor, being chased by a rainbow.
I just about died laughing. Damian and Tim would make excellent and scary dictators. I love them so much.


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This is not breaking news but there are singles who still date people based solely on their looks. It is something that we all do at one point because we are some shallow jerks when we want to be. Admittedly, the physical attraction to your date is very important but we all know it isn't enough to sustain a real relationship.
When you focus on the looks you tend to overlook the awful personality, the big red flags, or glaringly obvious incompatibility. So why do we still get so distracted by the shallow stuff? How important are looks to you?
I know a lot of women who say they meet a guy and he doesn't appear all that attractive in the beginning but over time their attraction to him grows. Does that happen for men as well? Do you think dating based on looks is something we should evolve from at some point?
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
January 10th, 2014
6:41 am
Everyone should keep in mind that everyone will get old, it only takes a moment from someone looking hot to not though disease, accident, weight gain or just time marching across your body. Then again:
We live in glorious times now you can have plastic surgery i know some that in high school they did not look that good and now are looking fabulous but still time will undo what was done, you can keep going back like Joan Rivers and look like a strange alien that will never have a facial expression. haha
I say find someone to hold your hand though all times the good the bad and the ugly, because in the end all that will matter does this person have my back!
January 10th, 2014
7:08 am
Hey everyone
When you focus on the looks you tend to overlook the awful personality, the big red flags, or glaringly obvious incompatibility Yes they have to look good to me, but never been so shallow to go solely on looks! Always pay attention to the person, and get to know them!
Also looks are relative to the person, just because they look good to you doesn't mean they are going to look good to everyone.
January 10th, 2014
8:22 am
I date solely on the size of his bank account! j/k
I date based on a lot of factors and if he's handsome that does help but it's not the main factor. His personality along with his manners, his sense of humor, intelligence. There are others but it's minimal for just a date.
Do you think dating based on looks is something we should evolve from at some point? I don't think that will ever happen bc looks are the driving force to even being noticed or being ignored.
Single – looks are relative to the person, just because they look good to you doesn't mean they are going to look good to everyone. I couldn't agree more.
Good morning!
January 10th, 2014
8:50 am
'Singles who still date people solely on their looks…'
'Still'..as dating is some evolving with time, cultural phenomena..lol
Dating is same today as it was 2000 years ago.
If anybody tells you they solely dating somebody based on that they are lying to you.
The looks is what gets you to look and salivate….the actions(even in ummm bed),will make a woman or man determine the nature of the relationship.
Diva!?,a round butt and eager chest alone on a woman won't cut for a man solely because it looks….tantalizing…if the feel is good…we can do some bizzness.
When the looks and the human element are in sync,then we got a winner!
Nobody sustains a relationship on looks solely….it's a lie,even if somebody said to you.
Maybe they're shy to tell you that he got a good beating stick!(actions? anyone?)
Howdee MIA!
January 10th, 2014
8:51 am
as if…..
January 10th, 2014
9:01 am
Morning All!
While looks are what first attract you to someone, at some point you look at the personality instead of how the person looks. To me, looks are less important than honesty, integrity, manners, employment, etc. While I don't want a Quasimodo, I also will not have Shemar Moore sitting on my couch eating up all of my food and not working.
January 10th, 2014
9:02 am
Morning all!
Just based on my observations, men in general, and younger women, are more prone to doing this. The older the woman is, the more likely she is to fixate less on looks. Men tend to do this regardless of age. The more mature "real men" tend to understand that looks can be, and often are, deceiving.
I have always been, well, I don't really know how to say this, I guess, what you would call, well, the striking, suave, debonair, stunning, desirable, sexy, unforgettable, lovable, handsome, cunning,…
type fella. I'm still having to beat'em off with sticks and bats. So, it's still a big thing with women. Hehehe..
January 10th, 2014
9:10 am
Reio- I see you are cutting up early this morning, huh? Lol. Give us time to finish our coffee…
January 10th, 2014
9:11 am
Father Time & Mother Nature will combine to destroy all of our good looks. Although I had a meeting with them years ago, and they both agreed to let me slide. The rest'a yall gon git hit. Hit hard too..
January 10th, 2014
9:17 am
It's always going to be about looks imo. You don't see ppl chasing ugmo unless he has lots of money. Society is hung up on looks and we can't get around it no matter how hard we try to down play it imo.
January 10th, 2014
9:17 am
MsAtl – shemar moore is not handsome, not a looker to me.
January 10th, 2014
9:21 am
Reio – c'mon now every man think they are striking, suave, debonair, stunning, desirable, sexy, unforgettable, lovable, handsome, cunning,…lol
January 10th, 2014
9:26 am
Button, that's the thing about it, let "society" keep doing what they do, doesn't mean we have to go along with it.
"Although I had a meeting with them years ago, and they both agreed to let me slide." Now these are usually the ones hit the hardest, they just can't see it (LOL)
January 10th, 2014
9:27 am
"c'mon now every man think they are striking,…."
Yes, but the difference is, I KNOW I am. Been told by at least 6.2 million women around the globe, in the form of cards and letters, greetings….
January 10th, 2014
9:38 am
Exiled, dating today is very different from what it was 2,000 years ago. There are way too many "middle men" these days – too many dating services, relationship "experts", etc. profiting from giving "advice". In reality, that serves to do nothing but over-complicate matters (a case of too many cooks spoilng the broth). Just sayin'…
January 10th, 2014
9:39 am
Single – we don't have to but a bunch does go along with it. Some ppl have gotten out of traffic tickets bc of looks, get a pass bc of looks, get dates bc, of looks and the list goes on and on bc of looks. Good looks trumps a bunch of things.
Reio – bawhahahahahaha yous a fool! I almost fell outta my chair dude!
January 10th, 2014
9:52 am
Mark, match making, and match makers didn't just start, it's been around since dating has been around.
Button you're right,
January 10th, 2014
9:54 am
Harvard business school has done a number of studies on this subject over the years. And as one would guess, the better people think you look, the smoother transition you are afforded into the workforce, and pay raises/promotions come with greater frequency as well, regardless of qualifications.
January 10th, 2014
9:59 am
I say find someone to hold your hand though all times the good the bad and the ugly, because in the end all that will matter does this person have my back!
This is what it's all about right here^^^^
Yes, looks are what initially attract you, lets be real. Nobody is going out of their way seeking out folks they find unattractive. The great thing is like Single said, what's unattractive to you might be considered beautiful to someone else. There is someone for everyone.
Say you do pick a person mostly on their looks and let other things slide. Fine, but it won't last long. You may have fun with this person for awhile and enjoy the attention, but it WILL get old. Other, more important factors for the long haul will still win out in the end. Just depends on what you are looking for and how much time and resources you have to waste.
Society is and will always be driven by looks to a certain point. Looks are used to sell things and drive business – from the model selling clothes and makeup to the bank teller selling banking services. That's just how it is.
Good morning Gang!
January 10th, 2014
10:00 am
I worked in sales and you best believe there were very few unattractive sales ppl, no overweight, all were slim, fit and attractive. The unattractive ones got the $hitty accounts.
January 10th, 2014
10:09 am
Reio, you forgot con-men and women!
January 10th, 2014
10:10 am
Never was one who dated solely on looks. Of course, he needs to be visually pleasing to MY eyes, but personality, chemistry, character, how we vibe is more important and that in itself makes one even more attractive. What I don't want is to have my eyes hurting each time I look at you. I'm not looking for drop dead handsome just one that makes my eyes twinkle and my heart sing a heart song when I see you!
Good morning!
January 10th, 2014
10:15 am
Ya know, a lot of guys will swear that they don't go by looks. But those same fellas will quickly tell you that they prefer women with big butts. Or large breasts.
That's another thing. Maybe I'm in the minority of men, but I have never been able to fully understand this absolutely preposterous, foolhardy, totally infantile fascination, some men have with bosoms. It's incredible to me. Basing their opinion on whether a woman is attractive or not on her brazier size.
Da hell?
January 10th, 2014
10:16 am
I like a man of character…with a hint of handsome. Never dated solely for looks and never had an issue. I don't like pretty men…never have. I've dated a few here and there, but nothing that I targeted. I have a type that I like, but "looks" ain't at the top of that look. Even so, I've never set out to find a certain complexion or build (just don't like fattys…sorry…lol…I don't). For every man I've dated, they approached me. Some I gave signal, some made their move, but I'm not narrow minded. I like who likes me
January 10th, 2014
10:17 am
Reio, when we go by breast size, we are not going by looks! Cause we aint looking at her face (LOL)
January 10th, 2014
10:18 am
And please miss me with the mentality of folks letting stuff slide cause they're hawt. Ummm, everyone here should be good and grown and done with such foolishness. Heck naw!!
January 10th, 2014
10:19 am
I like a nice build, clean cut, chisled. Just had a coworker from another floor leave my desk from chatting. While he's NOT my type, he's got beautiful teeth.
January 10th, 2014
10:22 am
beautiful teeth.
Loves me some nice teeth!
January 10th, 2014
10:23 am
When I go with the "good looking" white guy to a client of ours in particular, our biggest client (portfolio wise, not company wise), those ladies have a fit. Eeeeverybody wants to go with us to lunch. I usually have a couple in mind that I may want to invite as well as other team members (here), but when we get there, the whole staff tryna go. Then everybody wants to chat and go on with him. He's blushing, turning red or getting embarrassed the entire visit. And usually we have short meeting before heading out…he's got everybody's undivided attention. Yeah, I'm observing thangs….lololol
January 10th, 2014
10:24 am
Reio/Single – What I see with men alot is they may go for a hot body or body part like big boobs or butt, but she won't be that attractive in the face. I think they are going for sex appeal.
January 10th, 2014
10:24 am
Silky had a beautiful beautiful smiled/teeth/mouth….looooved kissing him
January 10th, 2014
10:24 am
And sex appeal versus looks wins, hands down
January 10th, 2014
10:26 am
smile, not smiled….arrrum, ahem…lolol
January 10th, 2014
10:28 am
lemme gon' head and be the honest one…
naw, folks ain't gon' stop dating, or picking their dates based solely on looks….humans are visual creatures…..so you can have the best personality in the world, but if you're ugly, ye'en gon get a chance to show off that glowing personality…..
and I'on mind gettin ugly if i'm boo'd up prior to the ugly setting in…..
January 10th, 2014
10:29 am
Nothing like beautiful teeth!
January 10th, 2014
10:31 am
Celisea – well you better catch up honey bc looks or being hawt have gotten a lot of ppl out of things and have gotten them things (preferential treatment). Regardless of how we feel about it, it happens every day. If you look good and you know it you flaunt it.
Reio – good thing not all men are into a big ol booty. I think it's a black thing though.
January 10th, 2014
10:35 am
Button – I'm not behind… Honestly all that preferential treatment based on "light skin and long hair" went out with the seventies. It pays now to be chocolatte Things move and work well for me. I work around all white dudes, "black" is good. If you get what I'm saying.
January 10th, 2014
10:36 am
humans are visual creatures…..so you can have the best personality in the world, but if you're ugly, ye'en gon get a chance to show off that glowing personality…..
2C – Sad but true! That's just the way it is.
January 10th, 2014
10:39 am
Kimmie – Glad you mentioned "sex appeal", cause that's what I was trying to relay. Which is also why I'll say this; As far as teeth goes, to most men, they aint SH!T, unless some are missing, gapped, or mis-spaced… her overall physical appearance, especially from the neck down is what tends to generate the most interest. I'm quite sure that every woman on this blog has a face at least as beautiful as Beyoncé's, or, a young Morgan Fairchild's. But most other women do not. Men know this, so they foolishly fixate on the neck down and derive some manufactured pleasure from that.
January 10th, 2014
10:39 am
2C you are so right, unless you're put in a situation to get to know their personality, looks are always the first and deciding factor.
January 10th, 2014
10:40 am
There was a time, folks had nearly white looking folks as receptionists and stuff, but not so much now. We're out and about a lot and from client to coworkers, I see natural looks, plain and bland looks, fit to average to heavy builds, etc. None of that changes a good deal on the table…IJS Not sure where y'all been, that says good deals come from good looks. I'm around brainiacs and frankly, being able to explain and tell a client the business is what seal the deals….around here. I'm around a plethora of folks at work and in the business, and my company makes money. I have yet to see nothing but extremely beautiful people. What I see are good looking/handsome/attractive to average. But honestly by the time folks do the dang thing (suit, hair, smelling good, most are fit), nothing ain't really been too hard to accomplish.
January 10th, 2014
10:41 am
good thing not all men are into a big ol booty. I think it's a black thing though. that's so racist (LMAO) So I guess breast are white thing.
January 10th, 2014
10:42 am
Celisea – LOL I get what you're saying, trust I do. I'm just stating the majority here. And trust I know about some chocolate but we can't ignore the fact the LSLH is what's in our face in the media. if she is chocolate she has to be gorgeous, they won't put a dark and unattractive women up there.
January 10th, 2014
10:43 am
My manager is young VERY dark and smart. And they love her. She's average looking, but she's extremely good at what she does.
Nothing but an ol' ugly man always talking about good looks….in my experience.
January 10th, 2014
10:43 am
Single – YUP! lol have'nt you noticed they are the ones running in droves to get them fake breasts.
January 10th, 2014
10:45 am
Button – See my 10:43…I hear ya as well. But I SEE and experience different than what's being said. Round here, "diversity" is the theme of the day and as long as you can produce and put out good work, you represent….on the front end. Honestly, in production and operation area do I see all the chicks with the nails and weave and clown outfits. Don't see that so much where I am. Seriously. Where I am is ubber conservative and professional.
January 10th, 2014
10:47 am
"in the production and operation areas" is what I meant.
January 10th, 2014
10:48 am
Reio – Yeah, alot of ladies are more into nice teeth than men are.
I also love nice arms and chest on a man. I was checking my hubs out this morning getting dressed for work. He has nice muscular arms and a nice chest. He had on a nicely fitted black t-shirt he was going to put a sweater over. If we weren't both trying to get out the door to get to work……..
January 10th, 2014
10:49 am
Button yea I noticed (LOL)
January 10th, 2014
10:49 am
Button – I don't know, plenty dudes of all nationalities drool over J Lo & Kim K booty….. lol


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