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"Why did you marry me?"
The Doctor had seen many versions of River, but he has never seen her look so vulnerable. Her arms were draped around her like a protective shield, eyes downcast refusing to meet his gaze.
"River." He spoke softly pleading with her to look at him.
He looked her in the eye in search of an answer, expecting to see something familiar that would ease his mind or at least stop his hearts from racing. What he found was doubt. The one thing he's never seen in her eyes before today. River might not have been sure of many things in her life giving her upbringing but one thing she was sure of was him. And The Doctor skillfully used that to his advantage. He knew how she felt; it was clear on her from the moment she first laid a hand on him in the library. Even then, when he hadn't the simplest clue who she was, River still believed in him.
The easy answer would have been because I love you. But his mouth couldn't form the words. Instead he answered "I don't know".
It was true he didn't have the slightest idea why he married her. River Song. Melody Pond. The daughter of his best friend. The women who was born and breed to kill him, and he just asked her to look him in the eye, the man she loves so much she would destroy a universe and kill him. To spend the rest of her days in Stormcage and he couldn't even tell her why he married her. Or if he loved her. It's been a long while since that moment on top of the pyramid. He has stolen away a few of her nights and whisks her away on some grand adventure that usually ends up with them in bed tangled up in each other. And each of those nights he would return her the next morning with a chaste kiss and a promise that she would see him soon. For her soon usually meant a few months. A like her mother she waits for him. She waits for him to trust her, waits for him to love her. Waits for him to show some sign that's she isn't some nuisance that pops up in time stream.
He knows that he has some strong feelings towards her but he doesn't want to give it any name. The last time he was in this position, the girl he loved was taken away from him and trapped in a parallel universe. He already knows how River and his story end's. There isn't a happy ending. How could he give himself to her fully like she so willingly did when he knew she would end up in that library? Even then River wouldn't have asked him to change one line in their story, and he can't even tell her he loves her.
River stood there motionless. He expects her to explode, to yell even for wasting her time, because it's true. He wasted so much of her time when she could have been with someone who would love her. She is brilliant. Wild hair and even wilder eyes and smile that makes him week in the knees. She is absolutely beautiful. Her mind is like no other, she is able to keep up with him while keeping him on his toes. She is perfect for him, and refuses to acknowledge it.
"Ok." Her voice is quiet and steady but her eyes give her away. He's hurt her and he just wants to make it better
"Ok what?"
"Just Ok." She turns to walk away; he grapples with himself as to whether or not he should follow. In the end he follows her to a room the TARDIS made her for moments like this when she needed to be alone. River walked into the room and laid down on her back and stares at the ceiling. He stands in the door frame, listening to the quite hum of the TARDIS. He doesn't know how long he stands there before she speaks.
"You know, I think I always knew that you didn't love me. I hoped. God I hoped. But our time isn't fixed, it can be rewritten. You loving me isn't fixed, but me killing you is. I was born to kill you. That's what they told me. My sole purpose in life was to kill you. But I don't believe that. I think I was born to love you. Who else could I love but this impossible man."
She spoke more to herself than she did the Doctor he just stood there and listen.
"I think no matter what happened in our timelines that changed everything I know I would always end up loving you. Even now while my heart is breaking I can't bring myself to hate you or regret any of this"
"You should." He said barely above a whisper
"I should what?"
"You should hate me. You should hate me with every fiber of your being River."
"Don't you think I tried," her voice trembled slightly "I tried to hate you but I can't. The funny thing is I don't know why. I can't ever remember a time when I didn't love you. I can't remember when your smile didn't brighten my day, or when your voice didn't make me shiver or when your touch made me weak in knees. Even when you a rambling about a planet I couldn't care less about I still find you endearing," She smiled to herself "And that's ok."
"Don't you dare" He yelled at her "Don't you say that it's ok." He felt as if his chest was being ripped open, how could she forgive him so easily? "You should hate me," he screamed, she finally sat up and looked at him. "You need to hate me"
"Why sweetie? Tell me why."
He looked her dead in the eyes, unshed tears forming and said "Because I can't love you, I won't love you."
"Doctor, tell me why you won't love me?" She knew, of course she knew. She knew everything about him so why not this. "Is it because of her Doctor? You still love Rose."
He would be lying if he said he didn't love Rose Tyler. Just the mention of her name makes his heart shudder. But what he feels for Rose pales in comparison to whatever he feels for River. Rose is the reason he refuses to give in to River. He looks at her and he can see she is falling apart, but she refuses to fall because she needs to be there for him and that makes him hate himself even more. Losing Rose was hard enough. If, not if. When he loses River he doesn't know how he will survive.
He doesn't answer her. There's no need to answer. River gets off the bed and walks to him, grabbing his face forcing him to look her in the eye. She closes her eyes and brushes her lips gently against his, holding him there. Not knowing where to place his hands he places them on her waist pulling her closer to him. She reluctantly pulls back, burying her head in his chest she hugs him tight, like she never wants to let go, he breathes her scent into his lungs. He loves the smell of her, she always smells of cinnamon. Cinnamon reminds him of home, she reminds him of home. She makes his life bearable and it feels as if she is about to walk out and it would be no faults but his own.
"Don't ever feel bad about loving someone Sweetie." He watches her as she tries to blink back tears. "I know how much you loved," she chokes on her words "love her. I'm not enough. I will never be enough when it comes to her."
His brain is screaming at him to tell the brilliant women that she is enough; it's just that they don't have enough time.
"River I …"
"Sweetie it's ok. You don't have to love me. After today you don't ever have to see me again, well you know what I mean." She smiled slightly trying to make light of the situation "Like you said time can be rewritten." Her words tore into him; he doesn't want to write River out of his life. He wants her forever.
"I don't want that" he said, ducking his head into her shoulders, pulling her into him as close as he could.
"Dammit River", he explodes pushing her away. He can't make up if he wants her near him or as far away as possible.
"You scare me so much" He yells, pulling at his hair while pacing back and forth. "So damn much. I need you. I need you more than I needed anything or anyone. You make everything bearable, you make it easier to breath just with your smile and your 'hello sweetie'. Yeah I still love Rose," she flinches at this. "But what I feel for you," He stops pacing and looks at her, she standing there shocked. He grabs her hands and holds them "I married you because I love you. I love you River Song, I love everything about you from you're untamable hair to you pistol packing trigger happy personality." That earns a small watery chuckle.
"I don't want to lose you River. But I know it's inevitable. I lose everything I love. I can't lose you River. I won't survive."
River throws her arms around his neck, kissing him with all that she has trying to pour all her love into this kiss. The Doctor returns it just as fervently. Pushing her back until the back of her knees are touching the bed, gracefully she falls back pulling him with her never breaking there kiss. The Doctors hands are fiddling with the hem of her shirt pushing it up slightly, caressing each patch of skin the shirt reveals. River moans into his mouth. Pulling back breaking the kiss he pulls the offending shirt over her head. River stares up at him with nothing but pure unadulterated love and he can't help the tears that spill from his eyes.
She pulls him down and holds him, as he cries; calming him down with soft words of love.
"I love you River Song."
He knows that they won't have the forever he constantly wishes for but he has her now. And he will show her how much he loves her until the day she dies.
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Update for: 2012-04-23 - 2012-04-29
Posted on: Saturday, 21 April 2012 15:18
Short-Term Trend: weak uptrend
Finally USD made a low for the decline from the March top and staged some kind of a rally. This rally from the 80.31 low is still not enough to confirm that the next leg up has started, but considering the larger-degree bullish idea here, I think that is a rather likely scenario. A move abv 83.80 will confirm the bullish view and will tartet the 87.40 level.
On the downside, the key support remains at 79.50. Only a break below there will negate the aforesaid bullish view.
Strategy: Longs favored here against 79.50.


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USD has started going up after the US elections. There are some important fundamental reasons behind this. However, the market is still hesitant and bulls haven't gained enough confidence yet.
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It seems USD/CHF has already formed half of a Cup pattern. Learn about this pattern: Cup and Handle Pattern in Forex Market
However, if it breaks above some resistance levels, it will be more probable that it forms the other half and finally forms a complete Cup and Handle pattern on USD/CHF monthly chart:
If you zoom in and take a closer look at USD/CHF monthly time frame, you can find some resistance levels that their breakout can be known as the beginning of an uptrend (although I believe that some of these levels are not as strong as what they have to be.)
The first resistance level is at 1.0327. That is the one that doesn't look strong enough, but the market is reacting to it which means although it is not strong, it is important to the market.
As you see, the current monthly candlestick has already tested the 1.0327 level and has reacted to it:
You can see the market's reaction to this level in more details on the weekly chart. You can also see a smaller resistance level at 1.0255 on the weekly chart
It seems USD/CHF market is reacting to both of these levels:
Those who don't feel confident enough to buy if USD/CHF breaks above the 1.0327 level, can wait for the stronger levels breakouts at 1.1731 and 1.2296.
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Shaw Group closed Wednesday's regular trading session at $29.07, up 69 cents or 2.43%, on a volume of 3.27 million shares. However, in the after-hours, the shares lost $1.67 or 5.74%. The stock has been moving in a range of $11.47 - $66.61 for the past 52 weeks, with an average daily volume of about 2.82 million shares for the past three months.
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Oseltamivir has been shown to be efficacious in the treatment of pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus [A(H1N1)]-infected patients with mild disease1; a significantly lower viral load at day 5 after symptom onset was achieved as compared with nontreated patients.2 Moreover, a greater rate of viral load reduction in the nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) of patients treated with oseltamivir was observed when initiated < 2 days after symptom onset.2 However, the effectiveness and safety of oseltamivir in treating A(H1N1)-infected children aged < 1 year was uncertain; therefore, these patients were excluded from the treated and nontreated groups in our study despite the authorized use of oseltamivir during the pandemic in Europe and a number of other countries.3 Several studies are being performed to address these issues.3 Nevertheless, the age range of nontreated patients in our study was 5 to 49 years; at least one-fourth (7/27) and 77.8% (21/27) were aged ≤ 12 and ≤ 18 years, respectively (unpublished data).2
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Clothes Dryer Venting
Clothes Dryer Venting TIPS
- Exhaust air must go outdoors
- Use smooth galvanized 4-inch pipe
- NEVER exhaust in attic or roof overhang - SEE BELOW
- Roof vent hoods for no-snow areas
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DEAR TIM: My husband wants to vent our clothes dryer directly into our garage in an attempt to keep our cars warmer in the winter months. I think dryer vents should be directed outdoors. Can you settle this clothes-dryer-vent debate? Where would you vent the dryer and what are the top things you would avoid when installing a clothes-dryer vent? Cindy R., Redondo Beach, CA
DEAR CINDY: I get asked so often to referee these marital debates, I am thinking of buying a white-and-black striped shirt. Your husband should be congratulated for thinking of a way to use the waste heat from the clothes dryer, but his proposed method will cause some secondary effects that could end up costing you time, trouble and money.
This may also be a building-code violation in your area, as it is not a good practice to have penetrations in the wall between a house and the garage.
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Water Vapor Bad
Along with all of the heat that would pour into your garage, you also get scads of water vapor. If you have ever seen a clothes-dryer vent belching out a plume of water vapor on a cold winter day, you know this might be problematic.
All of the liquid water that was in the clothes will get sent into the garage, if your husband implements his idea. This water will undoubtedly condense on all of the cool surfaces in the garage causing rust and corrosion on any unprotected steel tools or parts.
Condensation and Lint
But the water vapor will also condense in places you can't see. You may end up with water and mold issues inside of your garage walls and in an attic space above the garage. Wood rot is a distinct possibility if this water vapor discharges into the garage for any length of time. Lint will be everywhere in the garage as well.
Dryer vents, and the importance of doing it right, are a very misunderstood aspect of home building and remodeling. Many people underestimate the thousands of cubic feet of air that are expelled by a clothes dryer each time it dries just one load of clothes.
Vent Outside
This air must be exhausted outdoors as your intuition told you. But this doesn't mean you can't capture some of the heat before you exhaust the air.
I've found that it is often best to vent fans and dryers through the roof if you live in an area with little, or no, snow.
I urge you to watch this video of mine to see how easy it is to install the correct vent-cap flashing on a roof. Have no fear - if done right you will have no leaks.
Side Wall Best
I always say to vent clothes dryer exhaust outdoors. You can do this sideways through a wall or up through a roof as hot air rises with ease. The most important thing to do is read all of the written instructions that come with a clothes dryer and follow them to the letter. The instructions often describe in great detail the preferred pipe to use and the configuration of the pipe as it makes its way from the back of the dryer to the outdoors.
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Smooth Metal Pipe
Almost every clothes-dryer manufacturer will tell you to use smooth metal pipe as the venting material. This pipe should be 4 inches in diameter and extend some maximum distance. Each manufacturer will state how long the vent pipe can be. You need to do some math, as 90-degree fittings that allow you to turn corners must be accounted for in the calculation. A single 90-degree fitting usually equals 10 feet of straight pipe.
If you live in a cold climate, you may want to think about how to reclaim heat from your dryer. This will save you some money on your heating bills. The way to do this is to use metal pipe inside your home and allow it to act like a radiant heater or a car radiator in reverse.
Harvest Heat!
To extract heat from a simple clothes-dryer vent, try to install the metal vent pipe so it is near or at its maximum length indoors. If you have the luxury of an unfinished basement, you may be able to run the metal vent pipe at a slope from the dryer to a window that is perhaps 20 feet away. The hot pipe radiates the heat directly into your basement along its entire length.
You may be able to fabricate a crude heat exchanger using some scrap sheet metal. But if you do this, be sure it is made with a door that allows you to open it to check for lint buildup. Fires that feed on clothes-dryer lint are a reality, and you must always make sure your clothes-dryer vent is free of lint buildup.
Insulate Pipe in Cold Space
It's very important that the clothes-dryer vent is well insulated if it passes through a cool or cold space like a crawl space or attic on its way to the exterior.
If the pipe is not insulated, water can condense on the inside of the vent causing leaks or poor dryer performance if the pipe becomes filled with water. This water can leak and drip down onto ceilings or soffits.
Best Vent Hood
The best dryer vent hoods in my opinion are the ones with double doors. I have two at my own home, one that's used for a bathroom exhaust fan so it stops cold air from backdrafting into my home. The image below is the one I used. CLICK THE IMAGE or CLICK HERE to order one right now.
Beware Soffits & Overhangs!
Avoid installing the dryer-vent termination cap in a soffit overhang under a roof. The clouds of water vapor can easily find their way into the attic through soffit vents, cracks or any other small opening. This water vapor will condense on the cold lumber in the attic. I have seen photos of frost one-half-inch thick that has coated large areas of an attic. Other photos have shown a plume of black mold on the underside of the roof just above the soffit where the dryer vent exits the house.
You can readily purchase dryer-vent roof caps that connect to the 4-inch smooth metal pipe. These caps have a damper that keeps animals out of the pipe. They do require periodic maintenance to ensure lint does not clog the damper leaving it partially open.
No Indoor Vents!
Beware of the dryer-vent kits that say you can exhaust the air inside your home. For them to convert all of the water vapor to liquid water, they would have to be equipped with a very large refrigerated coil as part of the system. Without this coil, vast amounts of water vapor invade your home.
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I just recently discovered that the exhaust vent to the place I purchased was actually going to a bucket in my unit. I live in Hawaii. What would be your best advice on how to deal with this issue?
When it rains our under ground dryer vent pipe is filing with water and our clothes won't dry. We can't really figure out where the leak is, but seems to fill up quickly. Is it possible for the dryer to be vented through the roof as well as under ground? It just seems as though it fills up to quickly for the leak to be in the pipe under ground because it would need time to soak into the dirt.
Hi Tim,
We have our washer and dryer on our first floor off of the kitchen. I am moving our washer and dryer downstairs to the basement. I want to tie into the original dryer vent that goes from the upstairs to the outside. I want to instal a 4 inch T- piece to connect to that duct work and also put a damper at the T- piece to shut off the air flow to the original of the upstairs line. Is this a good idea? Or could this be a fire hazard? Also, can you purchase 4 inch T pieces that have dampers already installed? Please let me know your thoughts when you have a chance. Thanks!
Kyle Gegorski
Hi Tim,
You were exactly right about avoid installing the dryer-vent termination cap in a soffit overhang under a roof. The builder put the cap like that in my house and some mold has appeared in the attic. My laundry is on the second floor. Is there a easy way to fix this vent cap problem? Is there a specific type of cap that I can use to fit the original design without the moist going back to the attic. Will seal off part of the soffit near the vent solve he problem?
I found that in a home with forced hot air heat which makes the air very dry venting inside worked well. It recovered the heat and added needed moisture. I used a second filter to trap the lint which the dryer filter always lets through. I only did this during winter heating months. I used a simple diverter valve to switch to the outside vent path during non-heating months.
Can a exhaust fan for laundry room be connected to my dryer vent before it goes outside? This is the set up in my condo.It doesnt seem safe to me.
Our one-story home was built in 2000 and the dryer vents to the roof. When we moved into the home, the inspector said we might want to have the vent cleaned, which we did. The vent cleaner said there was hardly anything in there, and our problem was that there are lots of elbows in the venting and it works against gravity to go all the way to the roof. After the cleaning, our dryer still took at least 160 minutes to dry our clothes! We even traded dryers with someone so we could have a timer that went above 30 minutes.
When we lived in an apartment with the vent right outside the wall, it took 60 minutes or less. Tonight, I wanted to know if our dryer was the problem or the vent was the problem, so I disconnected the dryer from the vent hose, opened the door to the garage (which is connected to the laundry room), and ran a load. Everything dried in 60 minutes!
It has been a year-and-a-half since we had our vent cleaned, so we were about to call someone to come out again, but we are wondering if this is a lost cause. Our plumber friend suggested we vent to the outside of our house, but he doesn't do that kind of work. It would need to run briefly through the garage (under the hot water heater) and then through the brick wall. Do you suggest doing this? Who would do this kind of work well? And can we run through the stand that our hot water heater tank is on, or is there important machinery under there? We plan to get a tankless water heater in about 6 years, and I'm hoping to have a laundry solution before then. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
Our 15 year-old house has its washer and dryer hookups on the 2nd floor. We noticed that there was a ton of heat coming out of the light fixture in the pantry just below it every time the dryer was running. The house had mold problems in the past but it was professionally taken care of and passed a thorough inspection before we purchased it. However, anything involving moisture is going to concern us. Is there a diagnostic test I can do to see if there's a hole in the duct, or if it's a matter of just cleaning it out?
Really Need Advice. I live in a 4 Unit Apartment in Ohio. I have been here 10 years and usually the landlord is pretty good about fixing problems. Even when they include "problem" tenants. It is mostly low income with subsidized rents, including a portion of mine.
There is a common washer and dryer in the basement for tenants and NONE of the units are set up for washer/dryer in the unit. The tenant downstairs from me has a washer and dryer she is running in her apartment. No, I have not seen it but I hear the unmistakable sound of the washer from my bathroom every time it is run. Also I have been getting blasts of hot air coming from under my bathroom sink along with BLUE dryer lint coming into my apartment from every available opening in my bathroom and kitchen (ie: where the pipes enter through the wall and where the heating comes in).
This is not a tenant I can go talk with. Even the Person who works for the landlord cleaning common areas and such is afraid to talk to her. I tried to let the landlord know my suspicions when my bathroom window started collecting condensation between the double panes where I cannot clean. Unfortunately he called her and asked her about it so of course she said no she wasn't. I think he went in once to see but I hear her and her friend moving something (portable washer?) across the floor right before the wash/ dry starts.
My question is this: the condensation has not dried in between the 2 panes of window for months and now there is what I can only describe as blackish mold growing there. My apartment is constantly coated in BLUE dust (dryer lint). I have the only unit with a GAS STOVE. What can I use to plug all the holes the lint is coming through until I can move? And how real is the threat of fire since it appears she is venting the dryer to the inside of the wall?
I already know how much of a health hazard this is as I have been put on two very strong inhalers. My lungs are reacting like I have COPD and Asthma at the same time but I have neither of these. Its an allergic reaction.
I just want to try to prevent a fire until I can get to a safer place(already went through one due to Arson 2 years ago).
Any suggestions on plugging out some of the lint?
We had an outdoor gas line (to our dryer) leak and had to replace some pipe. My husband decided to do the pipe work himself to save the $600 the plumber wanted to charge. I just went outside to look at the work and the gas pipe now runs about 2 inches below the bottom of the dryer vent. We haven't connected the dryer up yet, but when we do, warm, moist air will be flowing all over that gas pipe. Is this safe? Should we insulate the pipe in that area? We live in weather-less coastal southern California, so pretty much never a freezing issue. But don't suppose it would be a good idea to run the dryer first thing in the morning above a really cold pipe, on the coldest day of the year? Any advice appreciated:-)
I know it may sound a little crazy, but do I connect the vent from the dryer to the drain pipe of the washer machine? I do not have a way to exhaust the dryer through the roof or a side wall and hate those water traps/boxes. Any ideas?
Why is galvanized pipe better than aluminum or ABS?
Hi Tim,
We live in a sixty three year old brick bungalow, just east of Toronto. When we moved in, I replaced the silly plastic duct with ridgit metal ducts and chose to use only one 90 degree elbow and double 45 degree fittings for the rests of the bends.
Here is my concern now. My basement is unfinished and my waster heater is naturally aspirated, as well, my furnace is a power vented mid-efficiency unit, that uses room air for combustion. Over the years we have sealed up drafts in the house, changed the windows from the old wooden single glazed, etc. ya da, ya da. I know the house is tighter, as if we run the range hood exhaust fan on anything faster than two, we can over power the furnace flue fan and cause it to backdraft. (Both the furnace and HWT are vented into a stainless steel lined chimney flue.)
I figure that when we replace the furnace and HWT soon, they will both be replaced with high efficiency unit, that have their own combustion air. The concern with the dryer, is that it will put the house into negitive pressure and slow the drying time. My idea is to put an air intake vent in the outside wall (far enough from the dryer exhaust that it doesn't suck in the exhausted air.) and terminate the supply air duct at the back of the dryer. I would put a backdraft damper in it and possibly a electrical controlled damper in that would be tied to the dryer.
Do you think that this would make a difference, of using outside air to dry the cloths instead of warn, conditioned air?
Hello Tim, our new house is being built, initially they had the dryer vent, I think going into the attic, I'm not sure if though the roof or not, but it passed the inspection while framed. Today a week before we move in, it failed the inspection so now my builder has this long pipe going through the garage, a few inches above the floor all the way to the backyard though the wall. The vent is really close to the ground on a grass area. I'm freaking out about pests (snakes or baby snakes) going in there. Should I ask him to move it higher? Have the pipe going under the ceiling? I will die if I see a snake in the house. We are in the Dallas area, not a lot snow around here, some ice storms, some snow every year. Very hot climate.


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"One question about your business, boy, or there's no use going: This girl… how far are you willing to go to save her?"
Aah, the famous words of Captain Jack Sparrow, the villain we all hate to love! Who's ready for Pirates of the Caribbean 4?? I know after the couple year wait from the last sequel release, I am very excited for the Pirates opening weekend, and I'm sure the kids are bugging you to take them to the movies!
Pirate themed party invitations are one of our most popular invitation themes for kids and adults this year. Boys, girls, men, women – they all love the pirate themed parties – full of action, adventure, mystery, danger and treasure, of course! If you're planning on hosting your own pirate themed party, be sure to amp up the party games, decor and food/beverages to coordinate with your unique party theme.
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Stop right hereReviewed on 2/24/2014 Carol M
Donna has talent coming out of her ears, and I mean real talent, the rare kind that comes from inside a person and comes out in the creations so pretty you seriously don't want to cut the cake. But more importantly, Donna has such a sensitivity and loving soul, that I am... Read More honored to have had the opportunity to meet her. She brought so much joy to the planning of my wedding that would not have been there for me otherwise, and surprised me with specially made custom designs on the cookies I gave away as favors. (Which were a huge hit!) She took me from tears of sadness to tears of joy, and I cannot find words to express fully the difference having chosen and trusted her as such an integral part of the team of vendors who made my day such a successful and joyous occasion. The day was bittersweet at times, due to the circumstances beyond anyone's control, but the sweet was the winner by a long shot! Donna as a person, and her confections were a huge factor in helping me focus on the happiness and love that surround me every day. I can't thank her enough. p.s. I could eat any one of her cakes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner 7 days a week for a month…or two.
Cake was to die for!Reviewed on 1/30/2014 Amy C
The cake was STUNNING! We added on some fondant & worked with Donna on a custom look - it looked like it came out of a magazine! And the best part - IT WAS DELICIOUS! Super moist & tasty, we had so many compliments!
Beautiful and Delicious CakesReviewed on 1/20/2014 Susan S
Donna is an amazing baker. Our guests have been raving about our wedding cake (chocolate cake with mocha cappuccino filing and white buttercream icing) ever since our wedding. One friend claimed that the only other wedding cake she has enjoyed before was her own. I have been... Read More craving it so much that I'm looking forward to our first anniversary! It was also gorgeous--we chose a Christmas-y design with red and white flowers and evergreen sprays. Donna is a really impressive, dynamic professional. My fiance was overseas, so my family came along with me to the tasting. We got into a long conversation with Donna. She really is so charismatic. (She had been recruited to star in a pre-Cake Boss cake reality show, but prefers to focus on her business). It was totally worth the trip from Simsbury to Haddam. And every cake type we tried was delicious!
I am certain that Donna gives different cakes at the tasting that what you will receive on your special day. Very disappointing. Icing was really poor quality and I was deeply embarrassed to have served this low-quality cake to all my guests. Also, Donna's customer service... Read More was deplorable and we found her to be very haughty and rude. Stay away!
My wedding cake was absolutely phenomenal. Donna did such a great job!
Our cake was delicious and beautiful! Donna has an extensive portfolio which helped us decide exactly what we wanted on our cake. The end result was gorgeous! She does a great job with the buttercream decorations and it tasted great too. All of our guests loved it, and I can't... Read More wait to eat our top tier on our anniversary!
We worked with Donna to create our wedding cake for our wedding in July 2016. From the start, Donna was easy to reach, professional, and helpful. The day of our tasting, we were able to try several flavors and frostings, and I was very impressed with not only the taste and... Read More quality of her desserts, but also the variety and uniqueness of her flavors and combinations. We opted for a marble cake with cappuccino mouse... I didn't even think I liked marble cake until I had Donna's. We also love cannoli filling, and when we mentioned this, Donna offered to do both flavors for us. In terms of design, Donna had tons of pictures and samples of her previous cakes for us to use for inspiration. We showed her some pictures of ideas we liked, and together, she helped us create a wedding cake that not only looked beautiful, but tasted amazing! She also made us extra! We tried to tell our venue that we had extra so they would cut larger slices than what is traditionally offered to guests. Our venue had plenty of cake to go around (but they did still insist on cutting the slices the typical way -- to no fault of Donna's). We ended up with an entire layer extra! My only regret was that our honeymoon was 2 days after our wedding, and we couldn't take our extra cake with us to Hawaii! It was literally the best cake I've ever had in my life. I highly recommend Creative Cakes by Donna!
My cake was absolutely beautiful and tasted amazing! Donna understood my vision and truly delivered on my wedding cake.
Look no further!!! Donna is amazing she works with you and will take any crazy idea and make it into your vision. Our tasting was so much fun!! We choose the mocha cappuccino flavor with buttercream. Our guests not only loved the cake design. But they were obssessing over the... Read More taste. Its unique in a way you can not go to a bakery and find this. I had messed the design up and Donna contacted me and I sent her a few pictures. She nailed it. We only had a few bites Im actually ordering a small one to surprise my husband. Just an amazing experience!! She is awesome and I would not go anywere else. I loved working with her shes just amazing!!!
My cake was gorgeous and delicious! Donna took everything we talked about and brought it to reality. By far the best wedding cake I have ever tasted! The guests have been raving about the cake ever since the big day!
Donna made us a very beautiful cake and it was exactly what we wanted. Very delicious too!
We got married at the Riverhouse so we had a choice between Creative Cakes by Donna and another bakery. We decided to go with Donna and were very happy with our decision. We went with red velvet cake with a peanut butter mousse filling. Some family members who we told before... Read More were skeptically about this combination; however, everyone seemed to really enjoy it at the wedding.
Donna created our beautiful classic cake! Cake was delicious and everyone loved it! They were all surprised we did a funfetti cake! Awesome choice!
We highly recommend creative cakes by Donna! We first met at a tasting and were extremely impressed with the variety of options and incredibly delicious cake! Donna was friendly and fun to work with, and created the perfect cake for our wedding. She also was able to incorporate... Read More flowers on the cake for a small additional cost which added a special touch!
Donna made the most fabulous cake, exactly as I had imagined it to be like! Not only was it beautiful but everyone made a point to tell me how delicious the chocolate chamborde with raspberry filling was! Donna also made me a gluten free cupcake hidden behind the cake which was... Read More awesome!! Highly recommend her services
The best cake around! Donna executed our vision with precision and it was the best wedding cake!
I never got the chance to meet Donna as I live so far away but I am SO SO SO glad we worked with Donna. She was so sweet and so easy to work with. We had a texture buttercream cake with hydrangeas cascading down the front of the cake. It was gorgeous.. I had no idea I could... Read More be so obsessed with how beautiful my cake was. Not to mention how delicious it was!! You can't go wrong with Donna.
RUN!!! Donna has absolutely NO customer service skills, she is inappropriate and does not listen. We had many issues with our experience, and we ended up not even getting the cake we wanted!! Very very disappointed. Donna did NOTHING to make it right. Not only was the design... Read More and flavors wrong; the cake didn't even taste good...freezer burned taste. These are not the kind of surprises you want on your wedding day. What a nightmare!
Donna is an incredibly talented individual! The cake she designed for us was amazing (and very tasty as well!). In addition, Donna was very helpful and accommodating throughout the process. We had several attendees with gluten allergies, and Donna accommodated them by... Read More providing gluten free cupcakes as an alternative.
At the beginning of our wedding process, my husband and I talked to many people about who they recommended in the CT area for our wedding cake. The results were unanimous - Creative Cakes by Donna! My husband and I have literally had zero vision for what we wanted in a cake... Read More outside of the words "NO FONDANT" but Donna helped us create a masterpiece. Her shop was warm and welcoming and her no nonsense attitude was the best. Weddings are not a time to be ambivalent :-) We had a delicious strawberry shortcake and I only regret not being able to eat more of it at the wedding. Weddings are also not a time for eating the food you picked out. I would absolutely recommend Donna to anyone who needs a special dessert made for an event. She is a master of her craft!!
It's important to note that our cake was included as part of our wedding package so one may have a better experience if they purchase the cake directly from Donna. We did receive the cake that we ordered but there were a number of issues. First of all we had requested a... Read More strawberry shortcake with extra strawberries, instead we had a vanilla cake with strawberry cream. We had paid Donna a bit extra for flowers on the cake which were supposed to be a scattered design but instead were the wrong color (white and light pink) and the wrong design. Lastly, there were finger swipes all over our cake, like someone had wanted to taste the buttercream. The cake was tasty and only my parents, my husband and myself noticed the issues but we were disappointed to get something different from what we ordered.
Yummy cake, bad experienceReviewed on 11/24/2015 Alison Z
First, our cake was delicious. But, the experience was not great. We met with Donna to try flavors and she kept making comments that made my husband and I very uncomfortable. We couldn't get out of there fast enough! She called me the week before the wedding to confirm what we... Read More decided on and on the day of, we didn't end up with the decoration on the cake that we wanted and confirmed with her. But, the cake was very tasty.
Delicious and BeautifulReviewed on 10/22/2015 Elizabeth L
I'm the type of person that when I have something in mind there's not much that can happen that will satisfy me unless it's exactly what I had in mind... at least for instances like my wedding ;) My husband and I wanted a fall-ish cake for our fall wedding. We figured either a... Read More carrot or spice cake would be perfect so that's what we went in search for. Our venue includes a choice from 3 different cake vendors and Creative Cakes by Donna was one of those choices. We were not disappointed. The designs are wonderful and passionate because that's all that Donna does is cakes! We were nervous about flavor but the spice cake (which we were lucky enough to try right out of the oven- heaven) was delicious and we paired it with a chocolate mousse filling for my husband. Buttercream frosting in a design I had wanted made it perfect. Donna was very helpful in settling details but it's definitely a good idea to go through pictures (check out her facebook page as well as the website) so you have some idea before you walk in there- there's way too much to choose from. I would highly recommend!
We found Donna through the Society Room, our wedding venue. We were very happy with Donna and the cake! I am gluten intolerant and she made a tier of the cake gluten free so that I could eat cake at my wedding. It was absolutely delicious. Everyone loved the cake and it was... Read More beautifully decorated. Working with Donna was the easiest part of our planning!
Delicious and Beautiful!Reviewed on 10/08/2015 Ashley R
From our first meeting with Donna, we knew that she cared about quality and that we had the best cake for our wedding day! We were referred to Donna by our DJ and she also used to be the baker at our venue. She was easy to get in touch with and helped us create the perfect cake!... Read More Our cake was almond flavored with a toasted coconut filling and a buttercream frosting. She makes her buttercream cakes look just like fondant without having to pay the price! The cake was super moist, the frosting was perfect, not too sweet. Hands down would recommend Donna!


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Our Moral Life in Christ - Chapter VIII: The Sixth and Ninth Commandments: You Shall Not Commit Adultery, You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor's Wife - Vocabulary
chemical substances or mechanical devices that inhibit a fertilized egg's ability to attach itself to the lining of the uterus, thereby destroying the human zygote
sexual relations between a married person and one to whom he or she is not married; ________ is opposed to the Sacrament of Matrimony because it contradicts the unity and exclusivity of married love
the mortal virtue that, under the cardinal virtue of temperance, is directed toward the positive integration of sexuality within a person by moderating the sexual appetite; this virtue leads to a correct understanding of human sexuality when integrated into every relationship; ________ is a gift of God, a grace, and a fruit of the Holy Spirit
refers to the compatible and mutually beneficial relationship between man and woman according to the original plan of God
conception (fertilization)
the union of sperm and egg that creates a new life
conjugal act (marital act)
the genital sexual act proper to marriage, an embodiment of the permanent union of the husband and wife
self-restraint of the sexual appetite either by abstinence or moderation; by extension, self-restraint of other appetites
any of a number of barrier or chemical measures used to prevent pregnancy which would result from sexual intercourse
a civil dissolution of marriage; a civil _______ does not dissolve a valid marriage before God; thus, an attempted remarriage would be adultery; in addition, _______ introduces disorder into the family and into society; it brings grave harm to the spouses and the children
refers to an unborn child in the first several weeks of life
the use if sexually arousing imagery in literature or art; a tendency to become sexually aroused, usually by some stimulus
an unborn child
pre-marital intercourse and other sexual acts
the theory of ethics in which pleasure is regarded as the chief good and end of every action
Humanæ Vitæ
Pope Paul VI's 1968 encyclical that reaffirmed and beautifully explained the Catholic Church's condemnation of contraception
the quality of an entity such that it cannot be divide into its elements; this quality of the Sacrament of Matrimony means the union of marriage cannot be broken except by the death of a spouse
in vitro fertilization
morally objectionable fertility technique of fertilizing a woman's egg with a man's sperm in the laboratory and then implanting the fertilized egg into a woman's uterus
in vivo fertilization
the quality of an entity that it cannot be divide into its elements; this quality of a sacramental and consummated marriage means the union of marriage cannot be broken except by the death of a spouse
sensuous appetite or desire; usually sexual in nature; this lawless and passionate desire of or for some object leads to sin; this is one of the seven capital sins
the deliberate stimulation of the genital organs in order to derive sexual pleasure
the Sacrament by which a man and a woman, in accordance with God's design from the beginning, are joined in an intimate union of life and love, "so they are no longer two but one" (Mt 19:6); this union is ordered to the mutual benefit of the spouses and the procreation and education of children
moderation, freedom form exaggeration, and self-control; this most often refers ti propriety of behavior, chastity in thought and speech, and avoidance of clothing that is revealing or otherwise excites the senses or may lead others to sin
Natural Family Planning
any of several Church-approved methods by which a couple may regulate conception by studying the signs of the woman's cycle of fertility
attempted marriage between more than two people (one man and one woman) at the same time; ________ refers to a man attempting marriage with more than one wife; polyandry refers to a woman attempting marriage with more than one husband; this a sin against the unity of marriage and forbidden by the Sixth Commandment
an offense against the virtue of chastity and the Sacrament of Matrimony; the expression or suggestion of obscene or unchaste subjects in literature or art; this consists in a removal of sexual acts from the intimacy of a married couple, in order to display them to third parties
one of the purposes of marriage and the marital act: indicates an openness to producing children
a perspective that considers all sexual passions ans attractions to be sinful and attributes them to Original Sin
the possession of sexual powers and capability of sexual feeling; this includes every aspect of the whole person: physical, psychological, intellectual, emotional, and moral
Theology of the Body
a body of teaching by Pope John Paul II on the dignity of the human person and the complementary of men and women
one of the purposes of marriage and the marital act, it refers to the loving sacramental bond between husband and wife and mirrors the unity of Christ and his Church; the quality or condition of being one in number; this can be said of many things, including God, of Christ and his Church, and a man and woman in matrimony
a newly fertilized egg before its implantation in the uterus
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(also shopping mall) (both especially North American English) a large building or covered area that has many shops/stores, restaurants, etc. inside it Let's go to the mall. Some teenagers were hanging out at the mall.
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PIERRE – A Senate panel added an automatic adjuster Monday to a proposal to increase legislators' daily expense allowance.
Rep. David Novstrup, R-Aberdeen, wants the per diem to be changed to $123 from the current $110.
He brought an amendment to the Senate State Affairs Committee seeking to clarify that in the years ahead the per diem would directly link the rate to the daily travel rate set by the federal Internal Revenue Service.
The Legislature's rate hasn't changed in 13 years.
"It will be one-hundred twenty-three dollars or the IRS rate, whichever is greater," Novstrup said. "It is based on local information, local data."
He said 22 states use the IRS approach. He said the fiscal impact would be "just under" $65,000 for the $13 increase.
The vote was 5-2 in favor. HB 1212 now moves to the full Senate.
If it receives approval there, the bill will return to the House of Representatives for a decision whether to agree with the Senate version or send the matter to a House-Senate conference committee for negotiation.
Sen. Craig Tieszen, R-Rapid City, said pay for legislators shouldn't be so high as to attract anyone solely for the salary and shouldn't be so low that citizens can't serve.
He said he's concerned some people are being eliminated from the legislative ranks because of their economic status.
Tieszen said the $13 increase in the daily expense rate was "modest" and tying to the IRS rate seems fair and reasonable.
Sen. Mark Johnston, R-Sioux Falls, said voters have rejected mileage-rate adjustments several times in recent years.
"So what signal is being sent to us?" Johnston said. "I just continue to reflect on what the citizens have told us these last two elections."
Sen. Larry Lucas, D-Mission, said the issue of adequate compensation for legislators needs to be addressed.
"I would rather look at that aspect, and maybe that's something the Executive Board can look at this summer," he said.
Lucas noted that South Dakota doesn't limit the donations made by lobbyists to legislators and lobbyists generally take care of legislators pretty well.
"We do not spend $110 a day when we're in Pierre for our hotel and food expenses," he said.
Sen. Larry Rhoden, R-Union Center, disagreed with Johnston and Lucas. He said the nickel-per-mile for one round trip in the South Dakota Constitution that voters refused to change is a separate matter.
Rhoden said the $6,000 annual salary is "exclusionary" and financial limitations have been placed on who can serve in the Legislature.
"Things don't take care of themselves at home in my absence without me compensating people to take care of things," Rhoden said.
He called the $13 increase "a small step in providing some measure of relief." He said salary will need to be considered and that if nothing changes the Legislature will become "more and more exclusionary."
Senate Democratic leader Jason Frerichs of Wilmot said he drove 520 miles during the past weekend driving to cracker-barrels. He noted that he was wearing a suit purchased from the Salvation Army.


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TORONTO, July 20 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index closed slightly higher on Wednesday as weakness in industrials was offset by stronger energy and banking shares.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE unofficially closed up 7.91 points, or 0.06 percent, at 13,340.83. Six of its 10 main sectors were lower, three rose, and one -- infotech -- was unchanged. (Reporting by Ka Yan Ng; editing by Peter Galloway)
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He wants activists to pick nurses, teachers and doctors for the ultra-safe constituencies even if they have little or no experience as party political activists.
New selection rules are being imposed on local parties that will reduce the choice available to local members and give party HQ strong powers to dictate the shortlist.
The stakes were raised today when party chairman Eric Pickles revealed that he expects around 17 more Conservative MPs to quit before the next election in the wake of the expenses scandals.
Allies say Mr Cameron wants to attract a new breed of MP with community roots rather than the "Tory boy" caricature of political nerds and PR men - a description that could have applied to him when he won one of the safest Conservative seats in the country. But the Tory leader's move is being seen by critics as an attempt to block potential troublemakers, including Right-wing critics, from gaining strongholds from which to attack his leadership.
There are 100 Conservative associations who have yet to pick candidates, but only 13 are ultra-safe seats where sitting Tory MPs have announced they will stand down at the election. Mr Pickles said the extra departures provided a chance to bring in dozens of new-style Conservatives with more varied backgrounds.
"We've got ourselves a good mix: lots of doctors, lots of social workers, lots of community nurses ... people who have got involvement with the community outside the political process," he told the Guardian. He predicted that up to 30 would gain seats in the Commons.
To help them, new guidelines will urge local parties to give weight to community involvement as well as political experience. Under the new selection rules, members will choose between just six candidates, all of them approved by central HQ.
Previously, safe seats would attract 200 to 300 applications from would- be MPs, including respected local people. But now local officers will sit down with Mr Pickles to sift out "unsuitable" people.
In some cases, members will not have the final say, because there will be an open primary where any voter in the constituency can take part.
Chloe Smith, 27, who won last month's by-election in Norwich North, was hailed by Mr Cameron as the sort of youthful, untarnished candidate he wanted to see in Parliament.
He has long been accused of regarding older Tory MPs as "bed-blockers" who should be ditched.
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